Definition of Pochards. Meaning of Pochards. Synonyms of Pochards

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Definition of Pochards

Pochard
Pochard Po"chard, n. (Zo["o]l.) See Poachard.
pochard
Poachard Poach"ard, n. [From Poach to stab.] [Written also pocard, pochard.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A common European duck (Aythya ferina); -- called also goldhead, poker, and fresh-water, or red-headed, widgeon. (b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the European poachard. Red-crested poachard (Zo["o]l.), an Old World duck (Branta rufina). Scaup poachard, the scaup duck. Tufted poachard, a scaup duck (Aythya, or Fuligula cristata), native of Europe and Asia.

Meaning of Pochards from wikipedia

- Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca Madagascar pochard, Aythya innotata Three species in the genus Netta: Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina Rosy-billed pochard or...
- flocks in winter, often mixed with other diving ducks, such as common pochards. They feed mainly by diving or dabbling. They eat aquatic plants, and typically...
- Clutch Size in Common Pochards Aythya ferina". Acta Ornithologica. 48 (1): 103–108. doi:10.3161/000164513X670052. S2CID 85797129. "Pochard". Lexico. Oxford...
- Baer's pochards several times in China and South Korea. Some individuals showed mixed characteristics of common, ferruginous and Baer's pochards, so they...
- Madagascar pochards do not migrate, do not usually form flocks, and are usually found in pairs or as single ducks. The Madagascar pochard spends 38% of...
- of which was by the ancestor of the rosy-billed and southern pochards. Rosy-billed pochards were first described in 1816 by taxon author Viellot, in Paraguay...
- material. The southern pochard po****tion has been steadily declining since the 1970s. In 2016, the number of southern pochards was reported at around...
- often mixed with other diving ducks, such as tufted ducks and common pochards. Form pairs from January onwards and during courtship the male often curls...
- success of other pochards’ eggs, especially those of the canvasback. The parasitic relationship between the redhead and other pochards promotes hybridization...
- the water to prevent ships from p****ing. Pochard was named after the pochard, a heavy-bodied diving duck. Pochard was laid down by Savannah Machine and Foundry...