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pochard

Any of various diving ducks found in Europe and North America, especially the genus Aythya. They feed largely on water plants. Their nest is made in long grass on the borders of lakes and pools.

In North America, the canvasback A. valisineria, the redhead A. americana, the ring-necked A. collaris, and two species of scaup, A. marila and A. affinis, are pochards.
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