pochard

pochard (POH-cherd, POH-kerd) - n., a Eurasian diving duck (Aythya ferina) with males having a chestnut-red head, grey neck, and white body.


A rather stocky bird. The closest North American equivalent is the canvasback. The name has been around since around 1550 but no one has any idea where it's from.


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---L.