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<p class="note">For the United States minesweeper, see <a href="/facts/USS_Pochard_(AM-375)/X9FBEozN">USS Pochard (AM-375)</a>.</p> <p>Pochard is a common name used for several species of diving ducks: </p> <ul><li>Four species in the genus <i><a href="/facts/Aythya/KHUpf8eY">Aythya</a></i>: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Common_pochard/k4WNbupI">Common pochard</a>, <i>Aythya ferina</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Baer%27s_pochard/UmTGQouU">Baer's pochard</a>, <i>Aythya baeri</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ferruginous_pochard/AI7GD6rG">Ferruginous pochard</a>, <i>Aythya nyroca</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Madagascar_pochard/UTLSXb6S">Madagascar pochard</a>, <i>Aythya innotata</i></li></ul></li> <li>Three species in the genus <i><a href="/facts/Netta/D4F5yhP9">Netta</a></i>: <ul><li><a href="/facts/Red-crested_pochard/MCVASyyW">Red-crested pochard</a>, <i>Netta rufina</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rosy-billed_pochard/QdKVy7tw">Rosy-billed pochard</a> or Rosybill, <i>Netta peposaca</i></li> <li><a href="/facts/Southern_pochard/AmknP2cv">Southern pochard</a>, <i>Netta erythrophthalma</i></li></ul></li></ul>