Common Pochard vs Ring-necked Duck

Aythya ferina compared with Aythya collaris

Key Differences

• Common Pochard is Near Threatened while Ring-necked Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Pochard	Ring-necked Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Aves (새)	Aves (새)
Order same	Anseriformes (기러기목)	Anseriformes (기러기목)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Aythya	Aythya
Species	Aythya ferina	Aythya collaris

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Pochard and Ring-necked Duck share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Aythya.

Conservation Status

Common Pochard

NT — Near Threatened

Ring-necked Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Pochard	Ring-necked Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Pochard

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Ring-necked Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Common Pochard

흰죽지(Aythya ferina)는 IUCN 적색목록에서 준위협(NT)으로 분류된다. 위협종 기준에 근접하며 보전 조치 없이는 취약해질 수 있는 개체군이다.

Ring-necked Duck

Ring-necked Duck(Aythya collaris)은 IUCN 적색 목록에서 관심 대상(LC)으로 분류된다. 분포 범위 전역에 널리 퍼져 있고 개체 수가 풍부하며, 개체군이 안정적이고 즉각적인 보전 우려가 없다.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States