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The Red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) belongs to the family of ducks, pochards, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Red-crested pochard taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of ducks, teals, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anatinae. The subfamily Anatinae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.
Several genera have been placed under the subfamily Anatinae, including Netta (pochards). The genus Netta was first described by Johann Jakob von Kaup (10 April 1803 – 4 July 1873), a German naturalist, in the year 1829.
The genus Netta (pochards) is polytypic and comprises three species, viz., Netta rufina, Netta erythrophthalma and Netta peposaca.
The pochard species Netta rufina was first described by Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811), a Prussian zoologist and botanist, in the year 1773.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Netta rufina |
| Species: | N. rufina |
| Genus: | Netta |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina Image by DAVID ILIFF |
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| 2.Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina Image by Arpingstone |
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| 3.Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina Image by Mike Prince |
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| 4.Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina Image by Bernard DUPONT |
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| 5.Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina Image by Gio46ti |
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| 6.Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina Image by Donar Reiskoffer |
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| 7.Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina Image by DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) |
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| 8.Red-crested pochard female - Netta rufina Image by David J. Stang |
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| 9.Red-crested pochard male with chicks - Netta rufina Image by jans canon |
1.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Netta_rufina_(Red-crested_Pochard)_Male,_London_Wetland_Centre_-_Diliff.jpg (cropped)
Author: DAVID ILIFF | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/10/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: Arpingstone | License: Public domain as on 9/10/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeprince/19143752429/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Prince | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/10/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/berniedup/6950534760/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Image author: Bernard DUPONT | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/10/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fistione_turco_maschio.jpg (cropped)
Author: Gio46ti | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/10/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20110522_Zwin_(20).jpg (cropped)
Author: Donar Reiskoffer | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 9/10/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/10/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Netta_rufina_(Miami_MetroZoo)10zz.jpg (cropped)
Author: David J. Stang | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/10/18
9.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/43158397@N02/4618310989/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Image author: jans canon | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/10/18
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