Calcutta, Dec. 3: The army of people who beat government apathy and cleaned up the bird haven in Santragachhi got their “biggest reward” when one red-crested pochard swam on its glistening waters.

12 Madagascar pochard (Aythya innotata) ducklings were born in the wild in November. Conservationists had introduced 21 young adult pochards to Lake Sofia in northern Madagascar in December 2018, but ...

The world's rarest duck has bred successfully in captivity, with 18 ducklings hatching in an "incredible step forward" in saving the bird from extinction. The Madagascar pochard was believed to have ...

One of the rarest birds in the world, thought to be extinct just over a decade ago, has been given a new home. Twenty-one Madagascar pochards now live on Lake Sofia, a remote lake in the north of ...

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Baer's Pochard ducklings in a nest by Baoxie Lake, Wuhan, Hubei province. An adult Baer's Pochard on the water.[Photo provided to China Daily] However, he had to suspend his observation in July, when ...

Madagascar pochards are diving birds that probably feed on aquatic plants and invertebrates in shallow water. Males have a distinctive white iris. In late 2006, it was announced that the Madagascar ...

The red-crested pochard was not a common bird in Europe for a long time but since the beginning of the 20th century, it’s become more present. Here's how you can spot it. Males have a very ...

Conservationists hope to save a species of duck called the Madagascar pochard from extinction The rarest bird in the world - a species of duck called the Madagascar pochard - has been given a new home ...