Prakruti Parichay
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Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

53–53 cmLarge
Beak
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Feet
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Crest
No crest

Visitor to NE India. from Indian Spot - billed by lack of red loral spot, diffusely marked breast, more uniform sooty-black upperparts and flanks, blue (rather than green) speculum, dark grey tertials (with whitish fringes). and dusky bar across cheeks. Formerly treated as conspec ific with Indian Spot-billed Duck A poscilorhyncha Similar habitat to Indian Spot-billed'sand habits similar to Mallard's.

Colour

RedBlackBlueGreen
Average size
53 cm
Habitat
Similar habitat to Indian Spot-billed'sand habits similar to Mallard's.
Behaviour
Visitor to NE India., Formerly treated as conspec ific with Indian Spot-billed Duck A poscilorhyncha

About this bird

Visitor to NE India. from Indian Spot - billed by lack of red loral spot, diffusely marked breast, more uniform sooty-black upperparts and flanks, blue (rather than green) speculum, dark grey tertials (with whitish fringes). and dusky bar across cheeks. Formerly treated as conspec ific with Indian Spot-billed Duck A poscilorhyncha Similar habitat to Indian Spot-billed'sand habits similar to Mallard's.

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Eastern Spot-billed Duck is bigger than Carrion Crow but smaller than Common Buzzard.

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Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

53–53 cm