Editing Common pochard (section)

=== Voice ===
{{Birdsong|url=https://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Aythya-ferina|species=the common pochard|image=Aythya ferina Sandwell 2.jpg}}The male is generally silent, though he may whistle softly as part of his courtship display. The female growls softly—a sound transcribed as ''krrr''—if she is flushed.{{sfn|Madge|Burn|1988|p=247}} The duckling has a short contact call of two to four notes. If distressed, its calls are higher and faster than are those of ''[[Anas]]'' ducklings of the same size and age.{{sfn|Kear|2005|p=652}}