Species

Common pochard

Birds

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Common pochard." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/common-pochard.

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Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Common pochard. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/common-pochard

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@misc{natureatlas-common-pochard,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Common pochard},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/species/common-pochard},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

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.

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