Rosy-billed Pochard
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ducks, Swans, and Geese

Rosy-billed Pochard

Netta peposaca

LCLeast Concern
Family
Ducks, Swans, and Geese (Anatidae)
Order
Anseriformes

Overview

The rosy-billed pochard (Netta peposaca), alternatively named rosybill or rosybill pochard, is a member of family Anatidae. Though classified as a diving duck, this pochard feeds more like a dabbling duck feeding on seeds roots, sedges, aquatic plants and other grasses. Netta is Ancient Greek for "duck" and peposaca is a transcription of the Guaraní name of this species which means "showy wings", referring to the broad white stripe that is only visible with stretched out wings. Male characteristic features include a bright red bill with a rounded knob at the base.

Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Range and habitat

Lowlands of southeastern Brazil to southern Argentina and Chile.

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

Sources and further reading

Last updated September 29, 2026.