Baer's Pochard (Male), Aythya baeri, Anatidae, Anseriformes

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Baer's Pochard, Aythya baeri, Anatidae, Anseriformes. Baer's Pochard is a diving duck found in eastern Asia. 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. Formerly classified as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN, recent research shows that its numbers are decreasing more and more rapidly. It has consequently been uplisted to Endangered status since 2008.

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Location: Russia and Asia
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License: Royalty Free
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