Common Pochard

Aythya ferina - Fuligule milouin

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Aythya

  • Species
    :

    ferina

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 58 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 72 à 82 cm.
  • Weight
    : 700 à 1100 g
Longevity

10 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Fuligule milouin
♂ adult plum. breeding
Fuligule milouin
♀ adult plum. breeding

Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Fuligule milouin,
  • Porrón europeo,
  • zarro-comum,
  • Tafelente,
  • barátréce,
  • Tafeleend,
  • Moriglione,
  • brunand,
  • Taffeland,
  • chochlačka sivá,
  • polák velký,
  • Taffeland,
  • punasotka,
  • morell cap-roig,
  • Skutulönd,
  • głowienka (zwyczajna),
  • brūnkaklis,
  • sivka,
  • Красноголовый нырок,
  • ホシハジロ,
  • 红头潜鸭,
  • เป็ดโปช้าดหลังขาว,
  • 紅頭潛鴨,

Voice song and cries

Fuligule milouin
♂ adult plum. post breeding

Habitat

Fuligule milouin
♀ adult plum. breeding

Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fe

ns, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged), Estuaries ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Excavations (open), Wastewater Treatment Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Fuligule milouin
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