Baer's pochard, close-up of an endangered duck 

Close-up of the Baer's pochard / Baer's White-eyed pochard
Aythya baeri / Baer's witoogeend
The Baer's pochard is a diving duck found in eastern Asia. It breeds in southeast Russia and northeast China, migrating in winter to southern China, Vietnam, Japan, and India. Baer's pochard breeds around lakes with rich aquatic vegetation, nesting in dense grass, flooded tussock meadows, or flooded shrubby meadows. In Liaoning, China, it is normally found in densely vegetated coastal wetlands, or around lakes and ponds surrounded by forest. In winter, it occurs on freshwater lakes and reservoirs.
It has been uplisted to Critically Endangered (IUCN , 2012) owing to an apparent acceleration in the rate of its decline, as measured by numbers on both the breeding and wintering grounds.
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