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Pochard
Aythya ferina
46.2373, 6.17912
Field Notes
Description:
Medium sized diving duck from diving ducks group. Winter male shows a very pale grey body (back, belly and wings) with dark-brown to black glossy chest and tail. It also has a bright chestnut colored head with reddish eye. The beak is black with silvery grey tip. In eclipse, these colors become much duller.
Habitat:
Here seen in winter on lake Leman, central Geneva.
Reference Links:
Common pochard - Wikipedia
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PublishedDecember 20, 2017
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