Southern Pochard Netta erythrophthalma

Southern Pochard drake
Southern Pochard female
There are two subspecies of Southern Pochard, one from South America (N. e. erythrophthalma) and one from southern/eastern Africa (N. e. brunnea).
Southern Pochard
Southern Pochard
The latter, also called the (South) African Pochard, is shown on this page.
Southern Pochard male
The male, above, is dark brown with red eyes and a blue bill tipped with black.
Southern Pochard female
Southern Pochard pair
The female, above, has a scaup-like white patch at the base of her bill and white cheek patches on her face.
Southern Pochard female
Southern Pochard
Southern Pochard
Since the male doesn't have an eclipse plumage but has the same plumage all year, with a bright red eye, the birds above are all females, showing the regular brown eye and, when catching the sunlight, a dark red eye.