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The Pochard forms a superspecies with the Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) of North America although it looks superficially more like the Redhead (Aythya americana) also of North America but which has a yellow iris rather than a red one in the male.
Common Pochard
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Common Pochard Female - The female Common Pochard has a dark brown capped rust-brown head, neck, and breast and a gray-brown body. The eye is dark brown.
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Baer's pochard is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (3).
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Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
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Red-crested Pochard
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Siberian White-eye, Baer's White-eye, Eastern White-eyed Pochard, Asiatic White-eyed Pochard, Baer's Diver, Baer's Scaup Duck, Eastern White-eyed Duck
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Pochard, Common Aythya ferina Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by: 1) Charlie Westerinen
Pochard, Baer's Aythya baeri Found: Asia
Photographed by: Dick Daniels at Sylvan Heights
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Back to the pochards, or diving ducks. This one is a regular "visitor" to the west coast. One of the Eurasian species in the Aythya genus, the Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula, is seen just about every year in the Bay Area, usually in 3-5 locations.
The common name white-eye is also given to certain of the unrelated pochards (ducklike birds) of the family Anatidae and especially to the white-eyed pochard (Nyroca ferina).
Netta rufina - Red-crested Pochard
Aythya
Aythya ferina - Northern Pochard
Aythya collaris - Ring-necked Duck
Aythya nyroca - Ferruginous Duck (photo)
Aythya fuligula - Tufted Pochard
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This species is very closely allied to the Pochard, or Red-headed Duck, Fuligula Ferina, but is much larger, and differs in having the bill proportionally higher at the base, and less dilated towards the end.
They live primarily on fresh water. The pochards nest on fresh
water but winter on inland lakes and along the coasts. Eiders
and scoters nest in the far north and winter predominantly at sea
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A fine selection of ducks, including Norfolk's largest congregation of pochard - makes a winter visit to Welney memorable. For most visitors, the swans are the highlight.
By Michael J. Seago
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Scientists had considered marbled ducks to be one of the dabbling ducks for many years, but the birds have been moved in with the pochards, due to their display behavior and lack of a speculum.
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on the Tibetan plateau support one unique waterbird species, Black-necked Crane, which is widely distributed during the breeding season but moves to the relatively low eastern and southern parts of the plateau for the winter. Baer's Pochard and ...
When compared to other Pochards, the Redheads bill is shorter. Its forehead and crown are set back a little higher and are more rounded as opposed to being flattened. Therefore, their heads have a puffy effect.
 See also: Duck, Flamingo, Mallard, Sparrow, Merganser
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