Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca(Güldenstädt, JA, 1770)
English (US) Ferruginous Duck
The Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: breeds discontinuously through southern Palearctic, from Spain through northeastern China; winters to India, southeastern Asia, and eastern ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Aythya nyroca
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Ferruginous Duck
- Described by
- (Güldenstädt, JA, 1770)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas nyroca
- Described by
- (Güldenstädt, JA, 1770)
- Type locality
- southern Russia.
- Original description
- Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 14 p.403
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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