Rosy-billed pochard Rosy-billed pochard The rosy-billed pochard, alternatively named rosybill or rosybill pochard ("Netta peposaca"), is a duck with a distinctive red bill on males and a slate-colored bill on females. Though classified as a diving duck, this pochard feeds more like a dabbling duck. The species name "peposaca" is derived from a Guaraní word for "showy wings", referring to the broad white stripe that is only visible with stretched out wings. The rosy-billed pochard is endemic to South America. It is found in Argentina, central Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and southern Brazil. The population in southern Argentina migrates northward during the austral
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