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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
1 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

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). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

Insufficient data
Common Merganser
LC

Common Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus merganser

5–10% · Rare
Ruddy Shelduck
LC

Ruddy Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna ferruginea

<5% · Rare
Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

<5% · Rare
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

Insufficient data
Bar-headed Goose
LC

Bar-headed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser indicus

Insufficient data
Gadwall
LC

Gadwall

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca strepera

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Indian Spot-billed Duck at Royal Manas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
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