Southern pochard Southern pochard The southern pochard ("Netta erythrophthalma") is a species of duck, and a member of the genus "Netta". There are two subspecies, the South American (southern) pochard "N. e. erythrophthalma" (Wied-Neuwied, 1833) and the African (southern) pochard "N. e. brunnea" (Eyton, 1838). The South American pochard has a fragmented range and is found from Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina to Chile. Here it occurs in a wide variety of shallow fresh waters with submerged vegetation, from the lowlands up to 3,700 metres. The African pochard occurs from the Cape to the Ethiopian highlands on water bodies
Bird tracks in the field using a handheld palm pilot and GPS system that streamlines the collection process. This free program is called CyberTracker. In order to make sure that data is reliable, a tracker evaluation system has been put in place through the CyberTracker organization. Bird tracks Bird tracking provides a way to assess the habitat range and behavior of birds without ever seeing the bird. Bird tracking falls under the category of tracking and is related to animal tracking. A guide to bird tracking has been published. Bird tracking is a tool used by naturalists to assess what birds are