COMMON POCHARD 



NYROCA FERINA (LnraA) 

 (Plate 56) 

 Synonymy 

 Anas ferina Linne, Systema Naturae, ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 126, 1758. 

 Anas ruficollis Scopoli, Ann. I. Hist. Nat., p. 66, 1769. 

 Anas erythrocephala S. G. Gmelin, Reise Russland., vol. 1, p. 71, 1770. 

 Anas rufa Gmelin, Linne's Systema Naturae, ed. 13, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 515, 1789. 

 Nyroca ferina Fleming, Philosophy of Zool., vol. 2, p. 260, 1822. 

 Aythya ferina Boie, Oken's Isis, p. 564, 1822. 



Fuligula ferina Stephens, General Zoology, vol. 12, pt. 2, p. 193, 1824. 

 Platypus ferinus C. L. Brehm, Lehrbuch Naturg. Europ. Vogel, vol. 2, p. 828, 1824. 

 Aithy a ferina Kaup, Natiirl. System., p. 99, 1829. 

 Aythya erythrocephala, Brehm, Oken's Isis, 1830, p. 999. 

 Fuligula rufa G. R. Gray, Genera Birds, vol. 3, p. 621, 1844. 

 Marila ferina Reichenbach, Avium Systema Naturae, p. viii, 1852. 

 Aythya ruficeps Brehm, Naumannia, 1855, p. 258. 

 Fuligula erythrocephala C. F. Dubois, Planches Color. Oiseaux Belg., vol. 3, p. 278, 



1860. 

 Aethyia ferina Giglioli, Ibis, ser. 2, vol. 1, p. 52, 1865. 

 Fulix ferina Salvadori, Faun, d' Italia, Uccelli, p. 265, 1872. 

 Nyroca ferina ferinoides Kuroda, Dobutsugaku Zasshi, vol. 32, p. 245, 1920. 



Vernacular Names 

 English: Pochard, Dun-bird, Poker, Red-head, Red-eyed Poker, Red-headed 



Wigeon, Snuffle-headed Wigeon, Red-headed Curre, Dun Curre. 

 German: Tafelente, Tafelmoorente, Rothals, Rotkopf, Braunkopf, Sumpfente, Rot- 



mohr, Quellje, Kohltiichel, Diiker, Knollente. 

 French: Milouin, Rouget, Tetard a tete rouge, Molleton, Nonant, Pilet maille, 



Pilet cendre, Plumard, Moreton, Morillon a tete rouge. 

 Italian: Moriglione, Collorosso, Anga sarvaega, Moraeton, Magasson, Monaro, 



Scapola, Bosco, Moju, Scavuni. 

 Danish: Taffeland, Brunnakke, Rodnakke. 

 Norwegian: Taffeland, Rodnakke, Kiaerns and. 

 Swedish: Rodhalsand Dykand, Brunand, Brunta. 

 Icelandic: Skutulond. 

 Gaelic: Lacha-mhasach. 



