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Wetlands International. 2017a. Waterbird Population Estimates. Retrieved from wpe.wetlands.org on Tuesday 23 May 2017. Updated from the AEWA Conservation Status Review 6.
Wetlands International. 2017b. Waterbird Population Estimates. Retrieved from wpe.wetlands.org on Tuesday 23 May 2017. Current data from http://wpe.wetlands.org/search?form%5Bspecies%5D=ferruginous+duck&form%5Bpopulation%5D=&form%5Bpublication%5D=5.
Zhao, Z.; MaMing, R. 2014. The status of Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca breeding and wintering in China. Wildfowl 64: 116-125.
IUCN SSC Duck Specialist Group
IUCN SSC Threatened Waterfowl Specialist Group
African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement (AEWA) International Action Plan 2006
Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca on 22/12/2024.
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 22/12/2024.