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Male, Photo by pale42
Location: Malaga, Spain

Netta rufina

[edit] Identification

Male

• Rounded orange head
• Red bill
• Black breast
• White flanks
• Brown back
• Black tail

Female

• Pale brown
• Darker back and crown
• Whitish face

[edit] Distribution

Female, Photo by Mahsleb
Abberton Reservoir, Essex, UK

Southern Europe and southern and central Asia. They are somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south and into north Africa.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Their breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

They feed mainly by diving or dabbling. They eat aquatic plants, and typically upend for food more than most diving ducks.

[edit] Breeding

Build a nest by the lakeside among vegetation and lay 8-12 pale green eggs.

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