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title: "Common Pochard"
description: "Aythya ferina — Birds. The common pochard (; Aythya ferina), known simply as pochard in the United Kingdom, is a medium-sized diving duck in the family Anatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/common-pochard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common Pochard

> Aythya ferina — Birds. The common pochard (; Aythya ferina), known simply as pochard in the United Kingdom, is a medium-sized diving duck in the family Anatidae.

- Scientific name: *Aythya ferina*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 45564
- Wikidata: [Q26742](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26742)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7045](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7045)

## Names

- en: Common Pochard
- de: Tafelente
- es: Porrón europeo
- fr: Fuligule milouin
- nl: Tafeleend
- pt: Zarro-comum
- pl: Głowienka

## Countries with the most observations

RU (12995), GB (4367), DE (3617), ES (2625), IT (1838), FR (1816), JP (1608), UA (1369), NL (1091), CZ (921), PL (888), AT (772)

## Summary

The common pochard (; Aythya ferina), known simply as pochard in the United Kingdom, is a medium-sized diving duck in the family Anatidae. It is widespread across the Palearctic. It breeds primarily in Scandinavia and the steppe regions of Siberia, and winters farther south and west.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_pochard

## Photo

![Common Pochard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-pochard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Braden J. Judson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/69469427

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-pochard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).