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Common Pochard

BIRDING ARAGÓN

Common 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

Porrón europeo Aythya ferina Common Pochard
  • Observation difficulty: Easy
  • Status: Resident.
  • Optimal Season: Dec-Jan
  • Conservation Status: Not threatened
  • bitat: 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