{"id":43735,"date":"2013-08-01T10:45:03","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T08:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:16:11","slug":"ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/threatened-bird-species\/vu-vulnerable\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Given that this species&#8217;s range may fluctuate considerably from year to year &#8211; particularly in Asia &#8211; owing to changing water levels, it is very hard to estimate the global population or trends. There have been rapid declines in Europe, but evidence of declines in the larger Asian populations is sparse, and sometimes contradictory, so it is currently listed as Near Threatened. Evidence of rapid declines in Asia would qualify the species for uplisting to Vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Birdlife Factsheet: \u00a0Ferruginous Duck\u00a0<i>Aythya\u00a0nyroca<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-410-43735\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3516\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_juv_9626.jpg\" title=\"Juvenile Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (1st breeding record) in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Juvenile Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (1st breeding record) in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_juv_9626.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3515\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_duckling_8173.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (1st breeding record) in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (1st breeding record) in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_duckling_8173.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3514\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_duckling_8161.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (1st breeding record) in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (1st breeding record) in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_duckling_8161.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3513\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_duckling_8141.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (1st breeding record) in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (1st breeding record) in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_duckling_8141.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3512\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_9565.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_9565.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3511\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_8602.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_8602.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3510\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_5938.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_5938.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3509\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_3452.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_3452.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3508\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_3435.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_3435.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3507\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_3418.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_3418.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3506\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_2ndbr_9397.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_2ndbr_9397.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3505\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_2ndbr_9377.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (2nd breeding record) in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder (2nd breeding record) in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_2ndbr_9377.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3504\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_2976.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_2976.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3503\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_2506.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_2506.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3502\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/ferruginousduck_2499.jpg\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Ferruginous Duck, passage migrant and breeder in Kuwait\" alt=\"Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/ferruginous-duck-aythya-nyroca-nt\/thumbs\/thumbs_ferruginousduck_2499.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given that this species&#8217;s range may fluctuate considerably from year to year &#8211; particularly in Asia &#8211; owing to changing water levels, it is very hard to estimate the global population or trends. There have been rapid declines in Europe, but evidence of declines in the larger Asian populations is sparse, and sometimes contradictory, so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":398,"featured_media":837673,"parent":42872,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43735","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/398"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43735\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/837673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}