Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca

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The ferruginous duck, also ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard (Aythya nyroca) is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and nyrok, the Russian name for a duck.

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  1. (c) Ján Svetlík, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/svetlik/5639928285/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aythya_nyroca

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