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Rosy billed pochard

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Anseriformes

Subfamily
  
Aythyinae

Scientific name
  
Netta peposaca

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Anatidae

Genus
  
Netta

Higher classification
  
Netta

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Similar
  
Bird, Netta, Silver teal, Yellow‑billed teal, Red shoveler

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The rosy-billed pochard, alternatively named rosybill or rosybill pochard (Netta peposaca), is a duck with a distinctive red bill on males and a slate-colored bill on females. Though classified as a diving duck, this pochard feeds more like a dabbling duck.

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The species name peposaca is derived from a Guaraní word for "showy wings", referring to the broad white stripe that is only visible with stretched out wings.

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The rosy-billed pochard is endemic to South America. It is found in Argentina, central Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. The population in southern Argentina migrates northward during the austral winter, reaching Brazil and southern Bolivia. It is a vagrant to the Falkland Islands.

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References

Rosy-billed pochard Wikipedia


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