#0590 · 🐦 birds

Common Pochard

🇳🇱 Tafeleend ·Aythya ferina

VUvulnerable 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The common pochard /ˈpɒtʃərd/ ( Aythya ferina ) is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin ferina , "wild game", from ferus , "wild".

base stats

NL sightings 1,097iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 46,227iNaturalist observations
weight 66 gadult, up to
threat VUvulnerable

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1,097 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
46,227 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 66 g.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).
Listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

fact sheet

English: Common Pochard
Nederlands: Tafeleend
scientific name: Aythya ferina
class: Aves
order: Anseriformes
family: Anatidae
IUCN Red List: VU · vulnerable
sightings in NL: 1,097
sightings in Europe: 33,748
sightings worldwide: 46,227
GBIF records in NL: 308,873
weight: 66 g
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1758

IUCN in Dutch: kwetsbaar. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Anatidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 7045, Wikidata Q26742, GBIF 2498255, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.