Aythya ferina
Anatidae - Anseriformes
El Porrón europeo
De loin et à première vue il pourrait ressembler à la Nette rousse, mais son bec gris à pointe noire le différencie immédiatement.
c'est un canard plongeur très commun, grégaire, que l'on peut rencontrer en période de migration par centaines voir plus; il niche principalement au nord de l'Europe mais quelques centaines restent sur nos côtes.
On le trouve souvent en compagnie du Fuligule morillon avec lequel il s'hybride à l'occasion.
The Common pochard
At first sight it can look like the Red-crested pochard, but its grey beak with a black tip shows the immediate difference.
It is a very common duck, a gregarious diver that can be see at migration periods by the hundreds; it nests mainly in the North of Europe but smaller colonies stay along our shores. They often mix with Tufted ducks with which they hybridize occasionally.
At first sight it can look like the Red-crested pochard, but its grey beak with a black tip shows the immediate difference.
It is a very common duck, a gregarious diver that can be see at migration periods by the hundreds; it nests mainly in the North of Europe but smaller colonies stay along our shores. They often mix with Tufted ducks with which they hybridize occasionally.
