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Madagascar pochard the rarest one

The  Madagascar pochard  or  Madagascan pochard  ( Aythya innotata ;  Malagasy :  Fotsy maso, Onjo [2] ) is an extremely rare  diving duck  of the genus  Aythya . Thought to be extinct in the late 1990s, specimens of the species were rediscovered at  Lake Matsaborimena  near  Bemanevika  in  Madagascar  in 2006. As of Fall 2017, the population is around 90 individuals. The species was reintroduced to the wild in December 2018 Population size:  20-49 Population trend:  Stable Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident):  600 km 2 Country endemic:  Yes Attributes Land-mass type - shelf island Realm - Afrotropical IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome