Bulgaria
Greece
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
(L 15-16.5" WS 23.6-26.4")
An Eurasian diving duck...breeds
in southern and eastern Europe
and southern and western Asia.
Lake Kerkini
Greece
18May2015
IUCN Watch List
Status is Near
Threatened
Aythya is Greek for a seabird
mentioned by Aristotle et al.
nyroca is Russian for duck.
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