Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAythya (Scaups, Pochards, and Allies)
- SpeciesAythya ferina (Common Pochard)
Closest Relatives at Bavarian Forest National Park
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Pochard in Bavarian Forest National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Common Pochard sighting in Bavarian Forest National Park, based on 147 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Pochard in Bavarian Forest National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Common Pochard in Bavarian Forest National Park in our monthly data.