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title: "Hełmiatka"
description: "Netta rufina — Ptaki. The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-crested-pochard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hełmiatka

> Netta rufina — Ptaki. The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck.

- Scientific name: *Netta rufina*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 21447
- Wikidata: [Q244350](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244350)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7122](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7122)

## Names

- en: Red-crested Pochard
- de: Kolbenente
- es: Pato colorado
- fr: Nette rousse
- nl: Krooneend
- pt: Pato-de-bico-vermelho
- pl: Hełmiatka

## Countries with the most observations

DE (2552), FR (2366), RU (2303), IT (2049), CH (2034), ES (1928), GB (1156), AT (840), IN (567), CZ (502), CN (447), NL (432)

## Summary

The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek Netta "duck", and Latin rufina, "golden-red" (from rufus, "ruddy"). Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and it extends from the steppe and semi-desert areas on the Black Sea to Central Asia and Mongolia, wintering in the Indian subcontinent and Africa. It is somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south into north Africa.
The adult male is unmistakable. It has a rounded orange head, red bill and black breast. The flanks are white, the back brown, and the tail black…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crested_pochard

## Photo

![Hełmiatka](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-crested-pochard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stuart · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148618909

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-crested-pochard?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).