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Common Pochard
Aythya ferina · Family Anatidae
Aythya ferina
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 1,862,245
- Countries and territories with records
- 117
About this species
This species has 1,862,245 occurrence records from 117 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from the Netherlands (16.5%), Sweden (14.1%), the United Kingdom (13%), Denmark (10.2%) and France (9.1%); together they account for 62.9% of the total. In the Netherlands, this species accounts for 0.46% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Aythya ferina combines the genus name Aythya with the species epithet ferina. The Warbla app catalog lists 10 species of the genus Aythya; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Aythya fuligula, Aythya collaris and Aythya affinis.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 27th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 1.5 times the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.