Common pochard mainly due to urbanization of the natural habitats and their transformation, as well as due to overhunting. The pochard is one of the species to which the "Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds" (AEWA) applies. Common pochard The common pochard (; "Aythya ferina") is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek " aithuia" an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin "ferina", "wild game", from "ferus", "wild". The adult male has a long dark bill with a grey band, a red head and neck, a black breast, red eyes and
The Bird 'Grip' The Bird 'Grip' The Bird 'Grip' is a Swedish fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it "The Pink Fairy Book". It is Aarne-Thompson type 550, the quest for the golden bird/firebird; other tales of this type include "The Golden Bird", "The Greek Princess and the Young Gardener", "How Ian Direach got the Blue Falcon", "The Nunda, Eater of People", and "Tsarevitch Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Gray Wolf". A king lost his sight. An old woman said that the song of the bird, 'Grip', would restore it. The king's eldest son offered to fetch the bird, from where it was