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 LC    Southern Pochard* Id (Atlas):
    Netta erythrophthalma

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Southern Pochard, Red-eyed Pochard, African Pochard, South African Pochard (brunnea), South American Pochard (erythrophthalma)

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
48 - 51 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1832)

Range (Guide)
Angola, Argentina, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Colombia, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Ecuador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Rwanda, Somalia, South Africa (B), Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania [United Republic of], Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Zambia (B), Zimbabwe.

Vagrant to Israel.

Population
Estimated population is 34,000 - 98,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

 
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) [XC33194]
     by Frank Lambert from Cura\u00e7\u00e1, Bahia, Brazil (call)

 
Southern Pochard (Netta erythrophthalma) [XC430123]
     by Helberth Peixoto from Arusha National Park, Small Momela Lake, Arumeru, Arusha Region, Tanzania (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • brunnea (Eyton, 1838)   -  Ethiopia southwards to Cape Province.
  • erythrophthalma (Wied, 1832)   -  Venezuela; eastern Brazil to north-eastern Argentina.



References
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Files:
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