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Alternative name: Ferruginous Pochard

Photo by Momo
Morges, Switzerland, November 2005
Aythya nyroca

Identification

  • 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

Female
Photo by Florian Andronache
Boldesti Gradistea Lake, Prahova county, Romania, July 2011

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

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

Behaviour

Photo by CyberKat
Zasavica Nature Reserve, Serbia, April 2007

Vocalisation

<flashmp3>Aythya nyroca (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
  2. Birdwatchers Pocket Guide ISBN 1-85732-804-3
  3. BF Member observations

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