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 Sundarbans National Park
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Swan Goose
Anser cygnoides
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
📅 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 Sundarbans National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Red-crested Pochard sighting in Sundarbans National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-crested Pochard in Sundarbans National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red-crested Pochard in Sundarbans National Park in our monthly data.