Afghanistan (NB) (P), Albania (B) (NB), Algeria, Armenia (B) (NB), Austria (B) (NB) (P), Azerbaijan (B) (NB) (P), Bangladesh (NB), Belgium (B) (NB), Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria (B) (NB), China (mainland), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B) (NB), Cyprus (NB), Czech Republic (B) (NB) (P), Denmark (B) (P), Egypt, Estonia (B), France (B) (NB) (P), Georgia, Germany (B) (NB) (P), Greece (B) (NB) (P), Hungary (B) (NB) (P), India, Iran [Islamic Republic of] (NB), Iraq (NB), Israel, Italy (B) (NB), Jordan (NB) (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Latvia (B) (NB), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (NB), Moldova [Republic of] (B), Mongolia (B), Montenegro (B) (NB), Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles (B) (NB), Pakistan, Poland (B) (NB) (P), Portugal (B) (NB), Romania (B) (NB) (P), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B) (NB) (P), Serbia (B) (NB), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B) (NB), Slovenia (NB), Spain (B) (NB), Switzerland (B) (NB), Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan (B), Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan (B), Ukraine (B) (NB) (P), Uzbekistan (B).
Vagrant to Bahrain, Finland, Ireland, Japan, Lebanon, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malta, Norway, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates.
Introduced to United Kingdom (B) (NB).
Scattered populations in western Europe, from southern and eastern Spain and southern France eastwards; bulk of population from Black Sea and Turkey east to north-western China.
 
Population
Estimated population is 420,000 - 440,000 (2010).
Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) [XC628724]
by Stuart Fisher from Rheindelta: Neuer Rhein M\u00fcndung, Lagune, Hard, Vorarlberg, Austria (flight call)
Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) [XC798685]
by Nelson Concei\u00e7\u00e3o from Lagoa da Aldeia Nova, Vila Real de Santo Ant\u00f3nio, Faro, Portugal (call)
Subspecies
Usually considered a link between dabbling ducks and Aythya pochards. Hybridization recorded in captivity with several species of genera Anas and Aythya.
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