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'''Alternative name: Ferruginous Pochard'''
 
'''Alternative name: Ferruginous Pochard'''
[[Image:Ferruginous_Pochard.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Photo &copy; by {{user|Momo|Momo}}<br />Morges, [[Switzerland]], November 2005]]
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[[Image:ferruginous_duck_alok.JPG |thumb|500px|right|Male and female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Keoladeo National Park]], Bharatpur, Rajasthan, [[India]], 29 February 2016]]
 
;[[:Category:Aythya|Aythya]] nyroca
 
;[[:Category:Aythya|Aythya]] nyroca
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[File:BF Ferruginous Duck First winter male SandP.jpg|thumb|350px|right|First Winter Male<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Sandpiper|Sandpiper}}<br />King's Mill Reservoir, [[Nottinghamshire]], [[UK]], 3 November 2010]]
 
38–42 cm (15-16½ in)
 
38–42 cm (15-16½ in)
 
*Black-tipped grey bill
 
*Black-tipped grey bill
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'''Female''' similar but duller with a brown eye
 
'''Female''' similar but duller with a brown eye
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
[[Image:MG 2939-Edit.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|Florian+Andronache|Florian Andronache}}<br />Boldesti Gradistea Lake, Prahova county, Romania, July 2011]]
 
 
Discontinuous [[Palearctic]]; winters to [[India]], south-east [[Asia]] and eastern [[China]].
 
Discontinuous [[Palearctic]]; winters to [[India]], south-east [[Asia]] and eastern [[China]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
This is a [[Dictionary_M-O#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
Wet forests, rivers, estuaries and reservoirs and urban lakes.
 
Wet forests, rivers, estuaries and reservoirs and urban lakes.
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====Diet====
 
====Diet====
 
Their diet consists of aquatic plants and insects; also molluscs and small fish. They often feed at night.
 
Their diet consists of aquatic plants and insects; also molluscs and small fish. They often feed at night.
 
 
====Vocalisation====
 
====Vocalisation====
 
{{ Audio|Aythya nyroca (song).mp3 }}
 
{{ Audio|Aythya nyroca (song).mp3 }}
 
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
Click on image to see larger version
 
Click on image to see larger version
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
Image:IMG 8839s.jpg|Photo &copy; by {{user|CyberKat|CyberKat}}<br />Zasavica Nature Reserve, [[Serbia]], April 2007
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Image:IMG 8839s.jpg|Photo &copy; by {{user|CyberKat|CyberKat}}<br />Zasavica Nature Reserve, [[Serbia]], 22 April 2007
Image:ferruginous_duck_alok.JPG|Wintering Pair<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br />[[Bharatpur Keoladeo National Park|Keoladeo National Park]], [[India]], Feb-2016
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Image:Ferruginous_Pochard.jpg|Photo &copy; by {{user|Momo|Momo}}<br />Morges, [[Switzerland]], November 2005
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
==References==
 
==References==
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}#Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
#BF Member observations
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#Birdforum Member observations
 
{{ref}}
 
{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|"Aythya nyroca" {{!}} "Ferruginous Duck"}}
 
{{GSearch|"Aythya nyroca" {{!}} "Ferruginous Duck"}}
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{{VSearch|"Aythya nyroca" {{!}} "Ferruginous Duck"}}
 
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Aythya]]
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Aythya]] [[Category:Videos]]

Latest revision as of 13:58, 10 January 2024

Alternative name: Ferruginous Pochard

Male and female
Photo © by Alok Tewari
Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, 29 February 2016
Aythya nyroca

Identification

First Winter Male
Photo © by Sandpiper
King's Mill Reservoir, Nottinghamshire, UK, 3 November 2010

38–42 cm (15-16½ in)

  • Black-tipped grey bill
  • Steep forehead

Male

  • Reddish-brown plumage
  • White under tail
  • White eye

Female similar but duller with a brown eye

Distribution

Discontinuous Palearctic; winters to India, south-east Asia and eastern China.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Wet forests, rivers, estuaries and reservoirs and urban lakes.

Behaviour

Action

They feed by diving and dabbling.

Diet

Their diet consists of aquatic plants and insects; also molluscs and small fish. They often feed at night.

Vocalisation

Gallery

Click on image to see larger version

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
  3. Birdforum Member observations

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