Common Pochard
BIRDING ARAGÓNCommon Pochard
Aythya whooping
ES: Porrón europeo
Description
L: 42-49cm; W: 67-75cm;
Diving Anatidae. Male with chestnut head and neck; breast and rear of body black; gray wings and body. Brown female, darker on the back and lighter on the head; gray wings. Juveniles: male with wing coverts, mantle and scapulars slightly vermiculated or lightly mottled; tip of secondaries with white on both wattles
- Observation difficulty: Easy
- Status: Resident.
- Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
- Conservation Status: Not threatened
- Hábitat: Wetlands
Best places to see in Aragón
PROVINCES
Huesca. Zaragoza. Teruel
REGIONS
Hoya de Huesca; Monegros; Bajo Cinca; Cinco Villas; Bajo Aragón; Caspe; Campo de Daroca y Jiloca; Comunidad de Teruel
Special Protected Areas (SPA)
CUENCA DE GALLOCANTA. LA SOTONERA. LAGUNA DE SARIÑENA Y BALSA DE LA ESTACIÓN. EMBALSE DEL PAS Y SANTA RITA. DESFILADEROS DEL RÍO MARTÍN. RÍO GUADALOPE – MAESTRAZGO
