Ferruginous duck  (Aythya nyroca)

Range

Four main populations of the ferruginous duck are recognised, which breed in southwestern Asia, central Europe, eastern Europe, and north Africa. The wintering range overlaps with the breeding range, extending into the Middle East, north-east and west Africa and Southeast Asia (7).

View a distribution map for this species at UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre.

Habitat

This species both breeds and winters on shallow lakes, marshes and pools with ample vegetation (6).

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