Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 33,846
- Most observed in
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
The common pochard, known simply as pochard in the United Kingdom, is a medium-sized diving duck in the family Anatidae. It is widespread across the Palearctic. It breeds primarily in Scandinavia and the steppe regions of Siberia, and winters farther south and west.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Common pochard”.