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    (c) Martin Mecnarowski, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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    (c) Paul Cools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Анна Голубева, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Gianfranco Scagnetti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Ján Svetlík, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) Ján Svetlík, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

IUCN Red List status: Near threatened

IUCN Red List status

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6,882 observations
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About

The ferruginous duck, also ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard (Aythya nyroca) is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and nyrok, the Russian name for a duck.

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