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Common Pochard
Plate 1 of 10. (c) Erik Eckstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Erik Eckstein · via iNaturalist
IUCN VU · Vulnerable

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Common Pochard

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Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

The common pochard /ˈpɒtʃərd/ (Aythya ferina) is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin ferina, "wild game", from ferus, "wild".

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7045.