Ferruginous Duck
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Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Ranthambore National Park
1 Verified records at Ranthambore 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 Ranthambore National Park

Common Pochard
VU

Common Pochard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya ferina

<5% · Rare
Tufted Duck
LC

Tufted Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya fuligula

<5% · Rare
Ruddy Shelduck
LC

Ruddy Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna ferruginea

20–30% · Possible
Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

10–20% · With luck
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

10–20% · With luck
Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

5–10% · With luck
Garganey
LC

Garganey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula querquedula

5–10% · With luck
Indian Spot-billed Duck
LC

Indian Spot-billed Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anas poecilorhyncha

5–10% · With luck
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

5–10% · With luck
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

5–10% · With luck
Bar-headed Goose
LC

Bar-headed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser indicus

<5% · Rare
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
LC

Cotton Pygmy-Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nettapus coromandelianus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Ferruginous Duck at Ranthambore 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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