Wing does not have the dark trailing edge of the Red-crested Pochard.

Red-crested pochard, mallard and ferruginous duck are other duck species that breed in the area.

The Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck.

Red-crested Pochard and Ruddy Duck are occasional visitors.

Some of the major migratory birds during the season are Greylag goose, pintail, cotton teal, red-crested pochard, Gadwall, shoveler, coot and mallard.

A study found that Rhodonessa was closely allied to the Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) suggesting that the two species be placed in the same genus.

Winter visitors include Black-bellied Terns, Red-crested Pochard and Ferruginous Pochard and Bar-headed Goose.

Nearly 20-25 species of birds are seen in the reservoir and common among them are Common Pochard, Red-crested Pochard, Great Crested Grebe and several others.

COUNT THE BIRDS For the uninitiated, the presence of a red-crested pochard in Montauk might not constitute earth-shattering news.

The Red-crested Pochard is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.

It is a large open body of water and supports a large number of wintering wildfowl, including Wigeon, Red-crested Pochard, Goldeneye, Pochard and Tufted Duck.

The genus placement has been disputed and while some have suggested that it is close to the Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), others have placed it in a separate genus of its own.

Chickens on Swan Eggs In the spring and summer, he must see to the incubation and hatching of 41 species of exotic waterfowl ranging from the red-crested pochard of Asia to the Bahama pintail.

While the area is not very well surveyed by scientists, searches have been inconclusive and confusion with the Red-crested Pochard and the Spot-billed Duck has been a common source of supposed Pink-headed Duck sightings.

Common bird species include migrant waterfowl, coot, Great-crested and Black-necked grebes, Red-crested Pochard, Mallard, Common Teal, Common Merganser, Himalayan Snowcock and Chukar Partridge.

The probably extinct Pink-headed Duck, previously listed as Rhodonessa caryophyllacea, has recently been shown by phylogenetic analysis to be closely related to the Red-crested Pochard, so has now been transferred to the same genus, as Netta caryophyllacea.

Common species include bar-headed goose, grey leg goose, spot billed duck, mallard, gadwall, wigeon, gargany, shoveller, red-crested pochard, common pochard, ferruginous duck, adjutant stork, lesser adjutant stork, open-bill stork, and the white-necked stork.

The Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck.

A study found that Rhodonessa was closely allied to the Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) suggesting that the two species be placed in the same genus.

The genus placement has been disputed and while some have suggested that it is close to the Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina), others have placed it in a separate genus of its own.