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The ferruginous duck, also ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard (Aythya nyroca) is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurosiberia. 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.
Scientific Name : Aythya Nyroca
Family : Anatidae
Order : Anseriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Conservation Status : Near threatened (NT)
Size : 38 - 42 cm
Compare Size : House crow +-
Wingspan : 63 - 67 cm
Weight : 450 - 700 g
Migratory : Migrant
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : April or early May
Other Names :
English : Ferruginous Pochard, Common White-Eye, White-Eyed Pochard
Hindi : कुरचिया
Marathi : नयनसरी बदक
Habitat:
quite shallow fresh waterbodies with rich submerged and floating vegetation with dense stands of emergent vegetation on the margins. In some areas it will use saline or brackish pools or wetlands
Breeding:
Eggs - 6 to 10, Pale buff
Feeding:
aquatic plants with some molluscs, aquatic insects and small fish
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Head | rich, dark-chestnut |
| Breast | rich, dark-chestnut |
| Flanks | rich, dark-chestnut |
| Neck | rich, dark-chestnut |
| Undertail Coverts | white |
| Belly | white |
| Iris | white |
| Primaries | white tiped black; has some brown in outer feathers |
| Secondaries | white tiped black |
| Female | |
|---|---|
| Iris | black |
| Primaries | whitish-brown tiped black |
| Secondaries | white tiped black |
| Note : The females are duller and browner than the males |
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| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
