Ferruginous duck  (Aythya nyroca)

The ferruginous duck is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2004 (1) and is listed on Appendix III of CITES in Ghana (2). It is also listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (3), Appendix III of the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (4), Annex I of the EC Birds Directive (5), and Annex 2 of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (6).