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Aythya ferina
The common pochard (Aythya ferina) is a medium-sized diving duck. The adult male has a long dark bill with a grey band, a red head and neck, a black breast, red eyes and a grey back. The adult female has a brown head and body and a narrower grey bill-band. The triangular head shape is distinctive.
Spotted in the lake Orestiada of Kastoria. Kastoria is a city in northern Greece in the region of West Macedonia.
Greek common names: γκισάρι, κυνηγόπαπια, κοκκινοκέφαλη.
Spotted on Mar 15, 2015
Submitted on Mar 17, 2015
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