Common Pochard Aythya ferina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Aythya ferina Biometrics

Wingspan: 70 - 76 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 43 - 51 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 700 - 1000 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Exceptional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Exceptional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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