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The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a 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)
Scientific Name : Anas Poecilorhyncha
Family : Anatidae
Order : Anseriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 55 - 63 cm
Compare Size : Kite +-
Wingspan : 83 - 95 cm
Weight : 790 - 1500 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : July to September in northern India and November to December in southern India
Other Names :
Hindi : गर्म पाई, गुगरल बत्तख
Marathi : प्लवा बदक, हळदीकुंकू बदक, धनवर बाड्डा
Habitat:
It is a bird of freshwater lakes and marshes in fairly open country
Breeding:
lays 8-14 eggs
Feeding:
plant food
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Secondaries | green speculum bordered by white; At rest the white stripe stands out |
| Bill | black with yellow tip and orange-red spots at base of upper mandible on the upper edge; red spot absent or inconspicuous in female |
| Head | paler with a black stripe running though the eye from base of the bill |
| Neck | paler; long and appears think compared to body size |
| Legs | orange to coral-red |
| Crown | darker |
| Note : overall grey scaly patterned body (sometimes with some brown in it mainly in wing feathers); female are smaller than males |
|
| Juvenile | |
|---|---|
| Note : browner and duller than adults |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 03 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 14 Nov 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 02 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 16 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 29 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 31 Jan 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
