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A photo of a Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma), male
Southern Pochard, Male

Southern Pochard

Netta erythrophthalma

The southern pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) is a species of duck, and a member of the genus Netta. There are two subspecies, the South American (southern) pochard N. e. erythrophthalma and the African (southern) pochard N. e. brunnea. The South American pochard has a fragmented range and is found from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina to Chile. Here it occurs in a wide variety of shallow fresh waters with submerged vegetation, from the lowlands up to 3,700 metres. The African pochard occurs from the Cape to the Ethiopian highlands on water bodies with or without emergent vegetation. They are suspected to have been strong migrants in the past but the construction of numerous farm dams seems to allow them a more sedentary lifestyle. They reach highest concentrations in Africa's central plateaus and in the south-western winter rainfall region.
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Lizl Kruger
Friday 29 Sep 2023 - 11:45am
South Africa
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Rowan Albertyn
Tuesday 26 Sep 2023 - 6:39am
South Africa
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Lucille Kaspersen
Sunday 24 Sep 2023 - 11:17am
South Africa
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Aart Verrips
Tuesday 19 Sep 2023 - 3:39pm
South Africa
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