The Baer's Pochard

[Andy Burton <>]

I have checked several guides including Handbook of the Birds of the World, Peter Scott's A Coloured Key to the Wildfowl of the World and Wildfowl of the World by Soothill and Whitehead

In males the main difference appears to be the iridescent black/green head and neck of Baer's Pochard although in the female the head is brown and similar in appearance to that of the Hardhead.

I would guess that with a good view males are relatively easy to tell apart but females could be more difficult.

Andy

> Touching on Paul's comments, the
> following web site draws a comparison
> between the White-eyes & Baer's Pochard. I'd be interested to hear
> any
> views on this.
>
> http://mawba.com/whiteeye.htm
>
> I'm planning to head down tomorrow (or possibly Saturday).
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tim
>
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