Spot-billed Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

Order

ANSERIFORMES

Family

Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)

Code 4

SBDU

Code 6

ANAPOE

ITIS

HEAD

Bill Shape: Spatulate
Eye Color: No data.
Head Pattern: Eyeline
Crown Color: Dark Brown
Forehead Color: Dark Brown
Nape Color: Buff
Throat Color: Buff
Cere color: No Data

BODY

Length Range: 53-58 cm (21-23 in)
Weight: 62 g (2.2 oz)
Size: 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color Primary: Brown, Sheen or Iridescence
Underparts: Mottled buff, brown, gray and black.
Upperparts: Mottled buff, brown, gray and black.
Back Pattern: Mottled
Belly Pattern: Mottled
Breast Pattern: Mottled

FLIGHT

Flight Pattern: Swift strong direct flight on rapidly beating wings.
Wingspan Range: 76-84 cm (30-33 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Fan-shaped Tail
Tail Pattern: Dark edging
Upper Tail: Brown
Under Tail: Brown
Leg Color: Orange

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