Ferruginous Duck

Aythya nyroca (Güldenstädt, 1770)

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca, breeds across western Europe and north-west Africa to central Asia, and spends the non-breeding season in Africa. It is a duck of the Anatidae family, first described by Güldenstädt in 1770. The breeding male shows rich chestnut on the head, breast and flanks, with white undertail coverts, a white belly and an underwing patch in flight. The female is browner and duller, with a dark eye, while the male has a yellow eye. It uses shallow fresh water with dense vegetation, and also takes saline or brackish wetlands.

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Breeding range
Palearctic: w Europe and nw Africa to c Asia
Nonbreeding range
Africa
Ferruginous Duck
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Tours where you can spot this bird

21 tours in India 8, Tunisia 4, Azerbaijan 2, Hungary 1, Montenegro 1, Romania 1, Spain 1, Egypt 1, Croatia 1, Ethiopia 1

Spring Birding Tour in Hungary
Spring Birding Tour in Hungary
Hungary / Kecskemet Private tour 5 days

Follow Hungary’s breeding season for five days through Kiskunsag and Hortobagy, linking wetland, puszta and woodland birds from a Kecskeme...

From EUR 750 Next: May 3, 2027
Birdwatching Holiday in Montenegro
Birdwatching Holiday in Montenegro
Montenegro / Virpazar Group tour 8 days

An eight-day, seven-night small-group birding holiday linking Lake Skadar, Cijevna Canyon, the Ulcinj coast and Montenegro's northern mounta...

From GBP 1,095 Next: Apr 18, 2027
Tunisia Spring Desert and Migration Birding Tour
Tunisia Spring Desert and Migration Birding Tour
Tunisia / Djerba Private tour 7 days

Follow a seven-day spring route from southern desert and Djerba wetlands to cork oak forest, combining North African specialties with early ...

Next: Mar 25, 2027
Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
India / New Delhi Group tour 17 days

A 17-day northern India expedition combining wetland and Himalayan birding with Ranthambhore and Corbett wildlife safaris, the Chambal River...

From USD 9,565 Next: Jan 21, 2027
Tunisia Sunny Winter Desert and Djerba Birding Tour
Tunisia Sunny Winter Desert and Djerba Birding Tour
Tunisia / Djerba Private tour 6 days

Cross southern Tunisia over six winter days, beginning with Djerba’s tidal birdlife before moving through sandy desert, rocky country and ...

Next: Jan 10, 2027
Private Constanta Birdwatching and Photography with Bunica Maria
Private Constanta Birdwatching and Photography with Bunica Maria
Romania / Constanta Private tour 6h

A six-hour private birding circuit through coastal lakes, wetlands and shoreline habitats around Constanta, for up to three people....

Brazo del Este Private Birding Day Trip
Brazo del Este Private Birding Day Trip
Spain / Seville Private tour 9h

A private half- or full-day wetland birding trip to Brazo del Este and nearby rice fields....

From EUR 210
Private 3-Hour Nile Islands Birdwatching Boat Trip in Aswan
Private 3-Hour Nile Islands Birdwatching Boat Trip in Aswan
Egypt / Aswan Private tour 3h

Explore Aswan’s Nile islands by private motorboat on a three-hour birding session through reedbeds, lagoons and sandy river margins....

From USD 35
Ultimate Croatia Birding Experience
Ultimate Croatia Birding Experience
Croatia / Zagreb Group tour 10 days

A 10-day guided birding journey from Zagreb to Croatia's Adriatic coast, wetlands, karst landscapes and major migration hotspots....

From EUR 2,400
One-Day Cork Oak Forest Birding Tour in Northern Tunisia
One-Day Cork Oak Forest Birding Tour in Northern Tunisia
Tunisia / Ain Draham Private tour 1 day

Spend a private day in northern Tunisia’s cork oak country, seeking Levaillant’s Woodpecker and a varied community of forest, edge and w...

One-Day Tunis Wetlands, Grasslands and Zaghouan Birding Trip
One-Day Tunis Wetlands, Grasslands and Zaghouan Birding Trip
Tunisia / Tunis Private tour 1 day

Use a private day from Tunis to combine wetlands, grasslands, open country and Zaghouan’s mountain-edge landscape, with stops chosen for t...

16-Day Highlights of Ethiopia Birdwatching Expedition with Awel Sultan
16-Day Highlights of Ethiopia Birdwatching Expedition with Awel Sultan
Ethiopia / Addis Ababa Private tour 16 days

A 16-day Ethiopia birdwatching circuit from Addis Ababa through Alledeghi, Awash, Rift Valley lakes, Bale Mountains, Negele, Yabello, Wondo ...

3 Day Trip - Southern Azerbaijan
3 Day Trip - Southern Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan / Lankaran Group tour 3 days

A three-day southern Azerbaijan circuit linking Shirvan steppe, Talysh forest, Gizilagaj wetlands and Gobustan, with two nights based in Lan...

From USD 1,250
Day trip - Shirvan-Gobustan
Day trip - Shirvan-Gobustan
Azerbaijan / Baku Private tour 1 day

A full-day route from Baku through Shirvan wetlands and steppe, Gobustan birding sites and the Gilinj mud volcano landscape, with seasonal t...

From USD 440
Little Rann of Kutch Short Birding Tours
Little Rann of Kutch Short Birding Tours
India / Bhuj Private tour 5 days

A five-day loop from Ahmedabad spends three full days among the wetlands, salt flats and scrub of Gujarat’s Little Rann of Kutch....

Kaziranga & Meghalaya Short Birding Tour
Kaziranga & Meghalaya Short Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 6 days

A six-day route combines two full safari days in Kaziranga with hill birding around Shillong, Cherrapunji and Shillong Peak....

Nameri Kaziranga Short Birding Tours
Nameri Kaziranga Short Birding Tours
India / Guwahati Private tour 6 days

Six days from Guwahati pair a river crossing and birding walks at Nameri with several morning and afternoon safaris in Kaziranga....

Rajasthan Birding Tour
Rajasthan Birding Tour
India / Jaipur Private tour 15 days

Delhi – Udaipur – Mount Abu - Jodhpur – Jaisalmer - Desert National Park - Phalodi – Khichan – Tal Chhapar - Sambhar Wildlife Sanc...

Assam Short Birding Tours
Assam Short Birding Tours
India / Guwahati Private tour 5 days

Five days in eastern Assam combine bird walks and a boat ride at Maguri Beel with time around Digboi and two days in the Dehing Patkai fores...

Assam & Mishmi Hills Birding Tour
Assam & Mishmi Hills Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 13 days

Delhi – Dibrugarh – Mishmi Hills - Mayodia Pass - Roing - Tinsukia - Maguri Beel - Digboi - Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary - Jeypore F...

North East India Birding Tour
North East India Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 15 days

Delhi – Dibrugarh – Mishmi Hills - Mayodia Pass - Roing - Maguri Beel – Tinsukia – Digboi - Patkai & Jeypore - Kohima - Chizami – ...