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Netta
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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded521,913
Netta is een geslacht van vogels uit de familie eenden, ganzen en zwanen (Anatidae). Het geslacht telt 3 soorten.
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- Southern Pochard, Netta erythrophthalma, at Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa (20515317224).jpg
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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.