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Common Name
Southern Pochard
Alternate Names Common TypeDuck
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Netta
Species
erythrophthalma
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Botswana,
Number of Sub-Species
Two Sub Species one in Africa and one in South America
Migratory or Resident
Non Migratory
Preferred Habitat
Water bodies with or without emergent vegetation.
Distribution and Range
South America from Columbia down to Argentina and Chile. Africa from the Cape to Ethiopian highlands
Food