Bird
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsJan · Apr–Maymost records
Records127,074in 69 countries
Most seen inNetherlands18,465 records
Red ListNear threatenedIUCN status
Photo: Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
About
Ferruginous Duck in brief
The ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca) is a bird of the Anatidae family — Duck species.
Across the 69 countries we cover it has 127,074 published records, most of them from the Netherlands, Spain and Israel. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, April and May.
Its global conservation status is near threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Netherlands18,465 records · best Jan, Feb
Spain16,104 records · best Jan, Apr
Israel11,398 records · best Jan, Dec
China6,021 records · best Dec, Jan
Belgium5,505 records · best Jan, Dec
Italy5,282 records · best Jan, Dec
Hungary4,502 records · best May, Apr
Türkiye4,388 records · best May, Apr
Greece4,287 records · best May, Apr
Germany3,671 records · best Jan, Dec
United Arab Emirates3,431 records · best Nov, Jan
Bulgaria3,353 records · best May, Apr
Romania3,320 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom3,175 records · best Jan, Nov
Croatia3,006 records · best Sep, May
Serbia2,784 records · best Apr, May
Portugal2,743 records · best Jan, Dec
Denmark2,489 records · best Jul, Jun
Egypt2,406 records · best Dec, Oct
Cyprus1,810 records · best Apr, Mar
Morocco1,749 records · best Apr, Mar
Poland1,649 records · best May, Apr
Kuwait1,619 records · best Jan, Dec
Switzerland1,360 records · best Jan, Dec
Austria1,318 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine1,015 records · best Aug, Apr
Iran995 records · best May, Jun
Czechia794 records · best Sep, Oct
Kazakhstan691 records · best May, Jun
Slovakia621 records · best May, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina603 records · best Apr, May
Armenia514 records · best May, Apr
Algeria493 records · best Sep, Oct
Slovenia468 records · best Apr, Mar
Qatar423 records · best Mar, May
Mongolia417 records · best Jun, May
Bangladesh373 records · best Feb, Jan
Oman334 records · best Nov, Feb
South Korea325 records · best Mar, Feb
Georgia292 records · best May, Sep
Myanmar287 records · best Jan, Dec
Azerbaijan267 records · best Nov, May
Saudi Arabia249 records · best Oct, Dec
Moldova208 records · best Apr, May
Kyrgyzstan187 records · best May, Jun
Iraq185 records · best Aug, May
North Macedonia171 records · best Apr, Oct
Jordan163 records · best Mar, Nov
Pakistan141 records · best Jan, Feb
Tunisia138 records · best Apr, Jan
Kosovo127 records · best Jun, Apr
Montenegro124 records · best Apr, May
Palestine112 records · best Nov, Jan
Estonia104 records · best May, Sep
Uzbekistan98 records · best May, Apr
Albania67 records · best Oct, Apr
Belarus40 records · best May, Jun
Malta36 records · best Mar, Feb
Afghanistan33 records · best Nov, Sep
Luxembourg30 records · best Oct, Jan
Syria28 records · best Apr, Feb
Tajikistan19 records · best Mar, May
Bahrain17 records · best Oct, Nov
Yemen16 records · best Oct, Nov
Lithuania12 records · best Aug, Mar
Libya9 records · best Oct, Jan
Turkmenistan6 records · best May, Dec
Lebanon4 records · best Aug, Oct
Seychelles3 records · best Apr, May
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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