Indian spot-billed duck

Indian spot-billed duck
Indian spot-billed duck
(A. p. poecilorhyncha)
Calls
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anas
Species:
A. poecilorhyncha
Binomial name
Anas poecilorhyncha
Forster, 1781
Subspecies
  • A. p. poecilorhyncha Forster, 1781
    Indian Spot-billed Duck
  • A. p. haringtoni (Oates, 1907)
    Burmese Spot-billed Duck
Approximate breeding ranges
Synonyms

Anas poikilorhynchus

The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a species of large dabbling duck that is a non-migratory breeding duck throughout freshwater wetlands in the Indian subcontinent. The name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population. When in water it can be recognized from a long distance by the white tertials that form a stripe on the side, and in flight it is distinguished by the green speculum with a broad white band at the base. This species and the eastern spot-billed duck (A. zonorhyncha) were formerly considered conspecific, together called the spot-billed duck (A. poecilorhyncha).

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Anas poecilorhyncha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22736541A95137190. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736541A95137190.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.