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Common Pochard Aythya ferina



Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red List Category

Criteria: A2abcd+3bcd+4abcd

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a large range in both the breeding season and in winter, and a large population. Information suggests the population has declined rapidly across the majority of its range, and is projected to continue to decline, and it is therefore classified as Vulnerable.

Population size: 760000-790000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 548,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Oceanian
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Freshwater
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Common Pochard Aythya ferina. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/common-pochard-aythya-ferina on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.