Listen to the Indian spot-billed duck
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About the Indian spot-billed duck
The Indian spot-billed duck is a bird in the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 69 cm and weigh around 1.0 kg.
What does the Indian spot-billed duck sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
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).
Related birds in the genus Anas
More from the family Anatidae
Frequently asked questions
What does an Indian spot-billed duck sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Indian spot-billed duck on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Indian spot-billed duck endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Indian spot-billed duck as “least concern”.
What family does the Indian spot-billed duck belong to?
The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Krishna River, India by Sharad Apte – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q839542 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Indian spot-billed duck – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves . Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author. I… – CC BY-SA 4.0