Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) - HBW 1, p. 617
French: Fuligule nyroca
German: Moorente
Spanish: Porrón Pardo
Other common names: White-eyed Pochard, Ferruginous White-eye/Pochard, Common White-eye
Taxonomy: Anas nyroca Güldenstädt, 1770, southern Russia.
Considered by some to form superspecies with A. australis, A. baeri and A. innotata. Hybridization recorded in captivity with several species of genera Aythya, Anas and Netta and with Bucephala clangula. Monotypic.
Distribution: Fragmented from W Europe eastwards to W Mongolia; isolated populations from Libya eastwards to NE Pakistan.
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A male standing, preening Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 November 2005 7 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A male swimming on an artificial stream. Locality San Diego Zoo, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA (United States) (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 June 2012 36 weeks ago 27 sec 3.8 -
A female swimming. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 18 January 2012 1 year ago 38 sec 3.8 -
A male and a female, preening Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 November 2005 7 years ago 42 sec 3.7 -
A male resting in the water. Locality Rivas-Vaciamadrid, Madrid, Spain (Monotypic species)
Javier Ortas 7 January 2007 5 years ago 31 sec 3.6 -
A male bathing Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 November 2005 7 years ago 26 sec 3.6
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A flock circling on a pond
Locality Litorale Romano Nature Reserve, Lazio Region, Italy
Marco Valentini 30 October 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Rare species in the Netherlands. Only 1 Female swimming with other duck species
Locality Delfgauw, South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 3 March 2011 2 years ago 4.3 -
Male
Locality Alphen, South Holland Province, Netherlands
Rob Belterman 1 December 2012 24 weeks ago 4.3 -
Female
Locality North Brabant Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 7 December 2007 29 weeks ago 4.3 -
Adult male in full breeding plumage
Locality Centro Habitat Mediterraneo, Litorale Romano Nature Reserve, Lazio Region, Italy
Marco Valentini 9 February 2013 14 weeks ago 4 -
Female swimming in a pond at the Parc des Oiseaux
Locality Villars-les-Dombes, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France
Ian Barker 25 July 2012 34 weeks ago 4
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