Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusNetta (Dabbling Pochards)
- SpeciesNetta rufina (Red-crested Pochard)
Closest Relatives at Doñana National Park
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Marbled Teal
Marmaronetta angustirostris
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 6 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 7 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 8 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | |
| 12 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 15 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 19 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 21 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-crested Pochard in Doñana National Park?
About 26% of visitor-days record a Red-crested Pochard sighting in Doñana National Park, based on 815 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-crested Pochard in Doñana National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Red-crested Pochard in Doñana National Park in our monthly data.