Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
NT
Ferruginous Pochard*
Id (Atlas):
Aythya nyroca
Vagrant
Description (10 )
Ferruginous Pochard
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Other Names (World)
Ferruginous Duck, Ferruginous Pochard, Ferruginous White-eye, White-eyed Pochard, Common White-eye
Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
38 - 42 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Güldenstädt, 1770)
Habitat
Shallow, lakes and pools with abundant vegetation.
Afghanistan (NB) (P), Albania (B) (NB) (P), Algeria (B) (NB) (P), Armenia (B), Austria (B) (NB), Azerbaijan (B) (NB), Bangladesh (NB), Belarus (B) (NB), Belgium (NB), Bhutan (NB), Bosnia and Herzegovina (B) (NB), Bulgaria (B) (NB) (P), Central African Republic (NB), Chad (NB), China (mainland) (B), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (B) (NB) (P), Cyprus (B) (NB), Czech Republic (B) (NB), Egypt (NB), Eritrea (NB), Ethiopia (NB), France (B) (NB) (P), Georgia (B) (NB) (P), Germany (B) (NB) (P), Greece (B) (NB) (P), Hungary (B) (NB) (P), India (B) (NB), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (B) (NB) (P), Iraq (NB) (P), Israel (NB) (P), Italy (B) (NB) (P), Jordan (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (NB) (P), Latvia (B), Lebanon (P), Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (B), Lithuania (B), Luxembourg (NB), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (B) (NB), Mali (NB), Malta (NB), Mauritania (NB), Moldova [Republic of] (B) (NB), Mongolia (B), Montenegro (B) (NB), Morocco (NB), Myanmar (NB), Nepal (NB), Netherlands Antilles (B) (NB), Niger (NB), Nigeria (NB), Oman (NB) (P), Pakistan (NB) (P), Palestinian Authority Territories (P), Poland (B), Portugal (B) (NB), Qatar (P), Romania (B) (NB) (P), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B) (NB) (P), Saudi Arabia (B) (NB) (P), Senegal (NB), Serbia (B) (NB), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (B) (NB), Slovenia (B) (NB) (P), Spain (B) (NB), Sudan (NB), Switzerland (B) (NB), Syrian Arab Republic (NB) (P), Tajikistan (B), Thailand (NB), Tunisia (B) (NB) (P), Turkey (B) (NB), Turkmenistan (NB), Ukraine (B) (NB) (P), United Arab Emirates (NB) (P), Uzbekistan (B) (NB), Vietnam (NB), Yemen (NB) (P).
Vagrant to Bahrain (NB), Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Denmark, Finland, Ghana, Hong Kong (China), Ireland, Japan, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Maldives, Norway, Seychelles (NB), Sierra Leone, Sweden, Uganda, United Kingdom.
Unknown to Cameroon (P), Togo (NB).
Fragmented from western Europe eastwards to western Mongolia; isolated populations from Libya eastwards to north-eastern Pakistan.
 
Population
Estimated population is 160,000 - 257,000 (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Mainly plant material but some invertebrates.
Voice
Usually silent. Male, a soft 'wuck' and 'we-ooo' during courtship. Female, a sweeter 'err, err', that is higher pitched than that of the Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula ).
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (18)... )
Listen to XC87992
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya ) [XC87992 ]
by Frank Lambert from Sichuan; Flower Lake on the edge of the Tibetan Plateau, nr Ruo Er Gai, Austria (call)
Listen to XC296088
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca ) [XC296088 ]
by Marco Dragonetti from Grosseto, Provincia di Grosseto, Toscana, Italy (call)
Nest
On the ground, near water.
Eggs (Guide )
8 - 10; pale buff.
Subspecies
Considered by some to form superspecies with Hardhead (Aythya australis ), Baer's Pochard (Aythya baeri ) and Madagascar Pochard (Aythya innotata ). Hybridization recorded in captivity with several species of genera Aythya , Anas and Netta and with Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Ferruginous Pochard see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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