Ferruginous duck  (Aythya nyroca)

Facts

Also known as: white-eyed pochard, Ferruginous pochard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusAythya (1)

Status

The ferruginous duck is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List (1). It is also listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (2), Appendix III of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (3), Annex I of the EC Birds Directive (4), and Annex 2 of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (5).

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