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Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
| Armenian Name: | Կարմրագլուխ սուզաբադ |
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See Plate 18 for Common Pochard and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Year-round resident |
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| Abundance: | Common |
| Length: | 42-49 cm, Wing Span:72-82 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 79. |
| Description: | Pale gray band across center of bill. Male: brownish-red head and neck, pale gray back, black breast and undertail coverts. Female: gray-brown with wide pale eyering and pale patch at base of bill. |
| Similar Species: | Both sexes differ from all other ducks by pale gray band across center of bill and entirely pale gray wing stripe seen in flight. |
| Behavior: | Dives with noticeable leap; moves feet to stir up vegetation. Often occurs in large flocks. |
| Habitat: | Lakes, rivers, large marshes. |
| Food: | Aquatic plants, insects, mollusks, small fish, amphibians. |
| Nest: | Platform of reeds lined with down in ponds and reedbeds. |
| Eggs: | 62 mm, 8-10, greenish-gray. |
