Ordinary helmet. Lifestyle and behavior. It is a migratory bird. Food collects from the surface of the water or under water. It manifests its greatest activity at dawn and dusk. He can dive. Characteristics of the species Male during the mating season: plumage of the lower part of the neck, breast, abdomen, rump and wing covers are black, the sides are white and the top is gray. Beak is carmine red, head and upper part of the neck are chestnut red, elongated occiput feathers form a fluffy, raised top, which makes the forehead appear convex. Its red paws and beak set it apart from other diving ducks. On the wing there is a white mirror with a pinkish coating, forming a wide white stripe in both sexes. Female and young: gray-brown, with a light cheek and underside of the body, a brown cap, a white mirror with a brownish coating and a dark top of the head. The duck also has a dark gray beak decorated with a pink stain reaching the cap. The male in the resting period is similar, but with a red bill. It comes out with a dull "gueng" or a voiced "bet". The duck seems a hoarse "karr".