Breeding Location:
Lakes, Mudflats, Rivers, Wetlands, Ponds, On the ground.
Breeding Type:
Monogamous
Breeding Population:
Casual to accidental
Egg Color:
White
Number of Eggs:
7 - 10
Incubation Days:
26 - 30
Egg Incubator:
Female
Nest Material:
Moss, grasses, feathers and down
Migration:
Migratory
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Overview
Spot-billed Duck: Native of Asia, named for red spots at base of yellow-tipped black bill; subspecies occurring in North America generally lacks these spots. Scaled brown overall with buff face, neck, upper breast. Dark crown, nape, eyestripe. Blue speculum with white borders; orange legs and feet.
Range and Habitat
Spot-billed Duck: Common in its native Asia, found in lakes, rivers, ponds, and freshwater marshes.
Breeding and Nesting
Spot-billed Duck: Seven to ten white eggs are laid in a nest lined with feathers and down on dry ground on top of a thick pile of moss or grasses. Female incubates eggs from 26 to 30 days.
Foraging and Feeding
Spot-billed Duck: Eats aquatic plants, seeds, and snails by dabbling in water with head in water and tail pointed up.
Readily Eats
Vocalization
Spot-billed Duck: Has not been recorded but is similar to Mallard.
Similar Species
Spot-billed Duck: Female Mallard has yellow-orange bill with dark mottling and metallic blue speculum with white border. American Black Duck is black-brown overall, yellow bill with black tip and purple-blue speculum with black border.
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