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Netta
Sign in to saveNetta is a genus of diving ducks. The name is derived from Greek Netta "duck". Unlike other diving ducks, the Netta species are reluctant to dive, and feed more like dabbling ducks.
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Netta is a genus of birds within the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, geese, and swans. It belongs to the order Anseriformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The genus was described by Kaup in 1829 and is currently accepted as a valid taxonomic rank. It comprises three species and inhabits both marine and freshwater environments.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including BSNS, USNM, NHMUK, and UMZC. These records originate from Mozambique, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and locations with unknown locality. A total of 521,913 occurrences have been documented, while 12 specific records and one media item are associated with the iDigBio database.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae
Netta is een geslacht van vogels uit de familie eenden, ganzen en zwanen (Anatidae). Het geslacht telt 3 soorten.
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Anatidae
- Collections
- BSNS, USNM, NHMUK, UMZC
- Recorded in
- Mozambique, Netherlands, Locality Unknown, United Kingdom
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Netta is a genus of diving ducks. The name is derived from Greek Netta "duck". Unlike other diving ducks, the Netta species are reluctant to dive, and feed more like dabbling ducks.
These are gregarious ducks, mainly found on fresh water. They are strong fliers; their broad, blunt-tipped wings require faster wing-beats than those of many ducks and they take off with some difficulty.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Netta” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.