Baer's Pochard

Thaumasius baeri

Baer's Pochard is a medium-sized diving duck found in East Asia. The male has a distinctive black head and neck with a white crescent at the base of the bill, while the female is a mottled brown. This species prefers to breed in densely vegetated marshes and wetlands, and during migration and winter, it can be found in freshwater lakes and reservoirs. Baer's Pochard is known for its rapid decline in population due to habitat loss and hunting, and it is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN.

Habitat: Marshes, wetlands, freshwater lakes