Madagascar Pochard

Aythya innotata

Critically Endangered

The Madagascar Pochard is a duck, goose, swan, or close waterfowl relative of Madagascar, the Mascarenes, Seychelles, and nearby western Indian Ocean islands. It feeds on aquatic plants, seeds, invertebrates, or small animals in lakes, marshes, rivers, floodplains, and coastal waters, and many populations gather or migrate seasonally in large flocks.

Family

Anatidae

Group

Waterfowl

Range

Madagascar Pochard Range — Resident or seasonal range in Madagascar, the Mascarenes, Seychelles, and nearby western Indian Ocean islands

Population

≈ 50-250

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