Baer's Pochard
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| Aythya baeri (Radde, 1863) |
The Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri is a diving duck found in eastern Asia, similar in appearance to the Ferruginous Duck. It breeds in Southeast Russia and north-east China, migrating in winter to southern China, Vietnam and India.
The name commemorates the Estonian naturalist Karl Ernst von Baer.
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- BirdLife International (2004). Aythya baeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used
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