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Common pochard

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The common pochard, usually called simply the pochard in the United Kingdom, is a medium sized diving duck in the family Anatidae. It is widespread across the Palearctic, breeding mainly in Scandinavia and the steppe regions of Siberia and wintering further south and west. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Herbivore 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Scientific Name

Aythya ferina 3

Conservation Status

Vulnerable 6

Body Size Band

Medium 7

Activity Pattern

Diurnal 7

Lifespan

23.2 8

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source Common pochard (Wikidata)

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Source Common pochard (Wikidata)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Sources

1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)

Diet: Herbivore

2. GBIF Species API

GBIF Species API

System (Realm): Terrestrial
System (Realm): Freshwater
System (Realm): Marine

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3. Common pochard (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q26742 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
Child Taxon Of: Anatidae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
In Biome: Steppe, Introduction

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Aythya ferina

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Aythya ferina

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 10278

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 10278

"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-05-06T11:22:56.043Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"

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6. Common pochard (Wikipedia)

Infobox: status

Quote, Infobox: status

VU

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7. Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 bird functional traits (BirdFuncDat)

Ecological Society of America, Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)

Row: aythya ferina
727 Nonpasseriformes Anseriformes Anatidae "Ducks, geese and swans" 14 BL3 Aythya ferina Common Pochard 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 50 PlantSeed Ref_1 A Jennifer 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 1 Jessica 0 822.99 Dunning08 1
BirdFuncDat.txt row Aythya ferina, Nocturnal column
Aythya ferina Common Pochard 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 20 50 PlantSeed Ref_1 A Jennifer 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ref_1 1 Jessica 0

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8. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Aythya ferina

Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits

Maximum longevity 23.2 years (wild)

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