Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Rosy-billed Pochard

Rosy-billed Pochard Netta peposaca

Described by: Vieillot (1816)
Alternate common name(s): Rosybill, Peposaca Duck
Old scientific name(s): Metopiana peposaca

Photographs

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset  Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Temperate s. South America;
Two populations;
Se. Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay and Uruguay to s. Argentina (Buenos Aries, Rio Negro and Tierra del Fuego). C. Chile (coastal Atacama to Valdivia and Magallanes).
Winters as far n. as coastal s. Peru, s. Bolivia, c. and s. Brazil.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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