Ferruginous Duck
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Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Bavarian Forest National Park
2 Verified records at Bavarian Forest National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), also known as the ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard, is a medium-sized diving duck native to the Palearctic. The scientific name is derived from the Ancient Greek word, αἴθυιᾰ (aithuia), an unknown seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and the Russian word, нырок (nyrok), the Russian word for pochard, which occurs in the bird's Russian common name. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park

Tufted Duck
LC

Tufted Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya fuligula

10–20% · With luck
Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya ferina

10–20% · With luck
Greater Scaup
LC

Greater Scaup

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya marila

Insufficient data
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

50–60% · Likely
Mute Swan

Mute Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus olor

30–40% · Possible
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

20–30% · Possible
Common Merganser
LC

Common Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus merganser

10–20% · With luck
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

10–20% · With luck
Egyptian Goose
LC

Egyptian Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Alopochen aegyptiaca

10–20% · With luck
Common Goldeneye
LC

Common Goldeneye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucephala clangula

5–10% · With luck
Tundra Swan
LC

Tundra Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus columbianus

5–10% · With luck
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Ferruginous Duck at Bavarian Forest National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
40–50%
2 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
4 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
7 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
9 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
12 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
13 Jiuzhaigou National Park 🇨🇳 China
Insufficient data
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
15 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
16 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
17 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
18 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
19 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
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