Indian Spot-billed Duck
Indian Spot-billed DuckIndian Spot-billed DuckIndian Spot-billed DuckIndian Spot-billed Duck

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Gir National Park
6 Verified sightings at Gir National Park From 2019 to 2026
4,660 Verified sightings across all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Indian Spot-billed Duck

The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a species of 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).

The Indian spot-billed duck was described by the naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster in 1781 under its current binomial name Anas poecilorhyncha. The name of the genus Anas is the Latin word for a duck. The specific epithet poecilorhyncha combines the classical Greek words poikilos meaning "pied" or "spotted" and rhunkhos meaning a "bill".

A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2009 that compared mitochondrial DNA sequences from ducks, geese and swans in the family Anatidae found that the Indian spot-billed duck was a sister... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gir National Park

Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~80%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~50%
3 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~40%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
8 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
9 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
13 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
14 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
15 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Spot-billed Duck in Gir National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Spot-billed Duck sighting in Gir National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Spot-billed Duck in Gir National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Indian Spot-billed Duck in Gir National Park in our monthly data.

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