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Spot-billed Duck

Anas poecilorhynchaOrder: ANSERIFORMESFamily: Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)
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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.

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Related Birds:

Mallard
American Black Duck
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Family Dabbling Ducks (Anatidae)_blue
Species Anas poecilorhyncha
Length21 - 23 Inches
Wingspan32 Inches

Spot-billed Duck

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.

● Song: No data available.

● Foraging & Feeding: Spot-billed Duck: Eats aquatic plants, seeds, and snails by dabbling in water with head in water and tail pointed up.

● Breeding & 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.

● 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.

Flight Pattern

Swift strong direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
Spot-billed Duck Body Illustration
● Range & Habitat: Spot-billed Duck: Common in its native Asia, found in lakes, rivers, ponds, and freshwater marshes.
BreedingMonogamous
PopulationCasual to accidental
MigrationMigratory
Weight2.2 Ounces