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Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Vulnerable

Envergadura

41,7 cm

Peso

845,5 g

Família

Anatidae

Ordem

Anseriformes

Sobre

O pato-castanho é um grande pato mergulhador amplamente distribuído em zonas húmidas de água doce e costeiras do Paleártico. Os machos têm cabeça e pescoço ruivos, peito preto e corpo cinzento. Habita lagos, reservatórios e rios mais lentos com vegetação aquática densa. É muito semelhante ao pato-de-cabeça-vermelha americano, que é o seu equivalente no Novo Mundo. As populações europeias sofreram declínios significativos, levando a preocupações de conservação.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	41,7 cm	16.4 in
Peso	845,5 g	29.82 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

Males have chestnut-red head and neck; black breast; pale gray body; black undertail. Red eye. Blue-gray bill with dark base and tip. Females brown with pale face and eye-ring. Gray wing stripe in flight.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

Distribuição geográfica

Breeds across northern and central North America; winters in Mexico, Central America, and along both US coasts.

Diet & Feeding

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow water; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey.

Estado de conservação

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 24-28 days. Fledging: 50-55 days.

Tamanho da postura

3-22

Som

Canto

Male emits a soft, wheezing purr; female gives a harsh, grating quacking series. The male's gentle, sibilant purring contrasts with the female's loud, grating call on European and Asian lakes.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Aythya
Espécies	Aythya ferina

Distribution

Common Pochard has been recorded in 10 countries.

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Presente Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇸🇪 Sweden

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Common Pochard eat?

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow water; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey.

Where does the Common Pochard live?

Breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries.

Is the Common Pochard endangered?

The Common Pochard has a conservation status of Vulnerable.

How does the Common Pochard nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 24-28 days. Fledging: 50-55 days.

What does the Common Pochard sound like?

Male emits a soft, wheezing purr; female gives a harsh, grating quacking series. The male's gentle, sibilant purring contrasts with the female's loud, grating call on European and Asian lakes.

How big is the Common Pochard?

The Common Pochard has a wingspan of 41.7 cm, weight of 845.5 g.

What order and family does the Common Pochard belong to?

The Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.