Editing Common pochard (section)

{{short description|Species of bird}}
{{speciesbox
| name = Common pochard
| image = Aythya ferina Sandwell 2.jpg
| image_caption = Male
| image2 = Aythya ferina (female), Krasnodar, Russia.jpg
| image2_caption = Female
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = {{sfn|BirdLife International|2019}}
| genus = Aythya
| species = ferina
| authority = ([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])
| range_map = AythyaFerinaIUCNver2018 2.png
| range_map_caption = Range of ''A. ferina''{{leftlegend|#008000|Breeding|outline=gray}} {{leftlegend|#00FF00|Resident|outline=gray}} {{leftlegend|#007FFF|Non-breeding|outline=gray}}
| synonyms = ''Anas ferina'' {{small|Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758}}<br />
''Anas rufa'' {{small|Gmelin&nbsp;1788}}<br />
''Aristonetta ferina'' {{small|(Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758)}}<br />
''Fuligula ferina'' {{small|(Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758)}}<br />
''Nyroca ferina'' {{small|(Linnaeus,&nbsp;1758)}}
}}

The '''common pochard'''{{sfn|Gill|Donsker|Rasmussen|2021}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɒ|tʃ|ər|d}}; '''''Aythya ferina'''''), known simply as '''pochard''' in the United Kingdom, is a medium-sized [[diving duck]] in the family [[Anatidae]]. It is widespread across the [[Palearctic]]. It breeds primarily in the [[steppe]] regions of [[Scandinavia]] and [[Siberia]], and winters further south and west.