Common pochard

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Common pochard
Other forms of name
Aristonetta ferina
Aythya ferina
Diver, Red-headed (Bird)
Eurasian pochard
European pochard
European pochart
Northern pochard
nne Pochard
Red-headed diver (Bird)
See Also From tracing topical name
Aythya
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q26742
Library of congress: sh 85103645
Sources of Information
  • The A.O.U. Check-list of North American birds, 7th ed., via WWW, Dec. 13, 2004(Aythya ferina, Common Pochard)
  • ITIS, Dec. 13, 2004(Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758) -- common pochard)
  • Avibase : the world database, via WWW, Dec. 13, 2004(Common Pochard (Aythya ferina). Synonyms: Eurasian Pochard, European Pochard, European pochart, Northern Pochard, Pochard, Red-headed Diver, Aristonetta ferina)
  • Bird families of the world : the Sibley and Monroe classification, via WWW, Dec. 13, 2004(Aythya ferina, Common Pochard)
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Wikipedia description:

The common pochard (; Aythya ferina), known simply as pochard in the United Kingdom, is a medium-sized diving duck in the family Anatidae. It is widespread across the Palearctic. It breeds primarily in Scandinavia and the steppe regions of Siberia, and winters farther south and west.

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