1824 J. F. Stephens XII. ii. 188 Red-crested Pochard (Fuligula rufina).
1958 D. A. Bannerman VII. 81 Eastwards of Spain we find the red-crested pochard breeding in some numbers about the Rhône Delta in southern France.
1996 27 Oct. (Review Suppl.) 50/2 The other introductions since 1900 are the wood duck, red-crested pochard, ruddy duck, [etc.].