Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca - Fuligule nyroca
Systematics
-
Order:
Anseriformes
-
Family:
Anatidés
-
Genus:
Aythya
-
Species:
nyroca
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 42 cm
- Wingspan: 63 à 67 cm.
- Weight: 650 à 800 g
Longevity
8 years
Geographic range
Description identification
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Fuligule nyroca,
- Porrón Pardo,
- Pêrra,
- Moorente,
- Cigányréce,
- Witoogeend,
- Moretta tabaccata,
- Vitögd dykand,
- Hvitøyeand,
- chochlačka bielooká,
- polák malý,
- Hvidøjet And,
- ruskosotka,
- morell xocolater,
- Jarpönd,
- podgorzałka (zwyczajna),
- baltacis,
- kostanjevka,
- Белоглазый нырок,
- メジロガモ,
- 白眼潜鸭,
- เป็ดดำหัวสีน้ำตาล,
- 白眼潛鴨,
Habitat
Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes, Coastal Freshwater Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Aquaculture Ponds, Wastewater Treatment Areas
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v10.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2019.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes