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Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)

Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) - HBW 1, p. 607

French: Canard à bec tacheté German: Fleckschnabelente Spanish: Anade Picopinto
Other common names: Grey Duck, Spotbill, Spot-billed Grey Duck; Chinese Spotbill (zonorhyncha); Burmese Spotbill (haringtoni); Indian Spotbill (poecilorhyncha)

Taxonomy: Anas poecilorhyncha J. R. Forster, 1781, Ceylon.
Forms superspecies with A. superciliosa and A. luzonica. The former is often considered a subspecies of present species. Several cases of hybridization reported in captivity with the two aforementioned species, and also with A. platyrhynchos, producing fertile progeny. Three subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866 - SE USSR, Sakhalin and Japan to S China.
haringtoni (Oates, 1907) - E Assam and Burma eastwards to S China and Laos.
poecilorhyncha J. R. Forster, 1781 - throughout Indian Subcontinent and E to W Assam.

Least Concern

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in a relaxed mood. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
vinaydarbal 17 January 2011 2 years ago 4.8
flying colors Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Sharad Agrawal 15 January 2011 2 years ago 4.5
Spot-billed Duck is a bird of freshwater lakes and marshes seen in fairly open country and known to feed by dabbing for plant fo Locality Great Rann of Kutch, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Jaysukh Parekh Suman 4 March 2012 31 weeks ago 4.3
A bird swimming. Locality Meiji Jingu Park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Jordi Sargatal 10 February 2010 12 weeks ago 4
An individual resting on a pond. Locality Meiji Jingu Park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Jordi Sargatal 10 February 2010 12 weeks ago 4
swimming Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 13 December 2012 19 weeks ago 4
One bird at the surface Locality Sokcho, Gangwon Province, South Korea (ssp zonorhyncha)
Rémi Bigonneau 2 October 2011 1 year ago 4
yawn! Locality Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Mitsuru Akimoto 14 September 2011 1 year ago 4
A bird in profile Locality Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
vasanthan.p.j 30 July 2011 1 year ago 4
A bird swimming. Locality Meiji Jingu Park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2010 2 years ago 3.9
A bird swimming Locality Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
vasanthan.p.j 3 April 2012 1 year ago 3.9
Duck Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 14 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.8
on a pond Locality Switzerland
oleicfrisbee 20 weeks ago 3.8
A Spot Billed Duck to be released Locality Yavatmal, Yavatmal District, Maharashtra, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Jayant Atrey 27 February 2011 2 years ago 3.8
Swimming on pong Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 19 May 2013 3 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.8
Duck Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 12 March 2013 7 weeks ago 3.8
Male at Parc des Oiseaux Locality Villars-les-Dombes, Ain, Rhône-Alpes, France
Ian Barker 25 July 2012 21 weeks ago 3.8
a bird with two chicks on the water Locality Delhi, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Stefan Helming 24 April 2010 2 years ago 3.8
feeding Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 22 December 2012 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.7
Spot-billed Duck Locality Bhuj, Kutch District, Gujarat, India
drpankajmaheria 14 December 2012 15 weeks ago 3.7
A bird bathing in Hyderabad. Locality Hyderabad, Hyderabad District, Andhra Pradesh, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
J.M. Garg 21 March 2009 3 years ago 3.7
close up Locality Delhi, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Stefan Helming 26 June 2010 2 years ago 3.7
Beautiful Ducks recorded at a village pond Locality Gujarat, India
Mohamed Samsoor Ali 28 November 2012 9 weeks ago 3.6
flight shot Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
jugal Tiwari 11 February 2010 2 years ago 3.6
Swimming pair Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 19 May 2013 3 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.5
Spotbill Duck perched on a tree overhanging a Lake. Locality Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Ragoorao 3 September 2010 2 years ago 3.5
A group of birds on the water Locality Jamnagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 21 February 2008 4 years ago 3.5
adult bird swimming in lake. Locality Lakhota Lake, Jamnagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
drshaileshdarjimd 20 February 2011 2 years ago 3.5
A close-up of a head. Locality Meiji Jingu Park, Tokyo, Honshu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2010 2 years ago 3.4
Swimming Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 18 September 2012 32 weeks ago 3.3
Swimming Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 18 September 2012 32 weeks ago 3.3
Swimming Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 14 August 2012 38 weeks ago 3.3
A bird swimming. Locality Hitotsuse-gawa, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Josep del Hoyo 27 January 2010 2 years ago 3.3
Two birds next to a lake. Locality Kukkarahalli Lake, Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 3 years ago 3.3
A male bird Locality The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
vasanthan.p.j 14 August 2009 3 years ago 3.3
swimming duck Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 19 May 2013 3 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 3.3
Rest time Locality Thol Bird Sanctuary, Mehsana District, Gujarat, India
Jeel Bharat Patel 29 September 2012 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3
Mother and babies Locality Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Mitsuru Akimoto 31 May 2011 1 year ago 3.2
Two birds swimming. Locality Hitotsuse-gawa, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Josep del Hoyo 27 January 2010 2 years ago 3.2
A bird standing near the water. Locality Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Josep del Hoyo 10 February 2010 2 years ago 3.2
it was swimming Locality Kukma Village Tank, Kukma, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Shantilal Varu 13 January 2010 2 years ago 3.2
Resting Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 7 June 2012 48 weeks ago 3
Courtship display by pair Locality Chhataradi Tank, Bhuj, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Shantilal Varu 26 April 2011 2 years ago 3
It was swimming. Locality Topansar Lake, Mandvi, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Shantilal Varu 20 January 2010 2 years ago 3
A pair swimming Locality Tamil Nadu, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
vasanthan.p.j 24 January 2010 3 years ago 3
A male bird swimming Locality Masinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
vasanthan.p.j 13 January 2010 3 years ago 3
Two birds on the ground. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
J.M. Garg 1 December 2008 3 years ago 3
A bird on the ground. Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
J.M. Garg 1 December 2009 3 years ago 3
pair was in courtship display Locality Chhataradi Tank, Bhuj, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Shantilal Varu 26 April 2011 2 years ago 2.9
Pair swimming Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 21 April 2013 4 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 2.8
Group was swimming Locality Jamnagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Shantilal Varu 27 November 2010 2 years ago 2.8
A bird swimming. Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp zonorhyncha)
Josep del Hoyo 17 August 1982 1 year ago 2.8
Resting on boat Locality Bhavnagar District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 25 February 2013 12 weeks ago 2.7
A bird swimming. Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Josep del Hoyo 17 August 1982 1 year ago 2.6
A duck which swims in the pond Locality Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
Mitsuru Akimoto 26 March 2011 2 years ago 2.6
Wading in the algae-ridden lake Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
sharad 6 February 2011 2 years ago 2.4
it was swimming Locality Kukma Village Tank, Kukma, Kutch District, Gujarat, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
Shantilal Varu 13 January 2010 2 years ago 2.4
taking off Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 25 June 2012 47 weeks ago 2.3
Pair seen near a pond. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp poecilorhyncha)
tanvimanohar 1 May 2006 4 years ago 2.3
Taken in my Japanese trip. Locality Japan (ssp zonorhyncha)
alder 6 April 2007 4 years ago 2.3

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