Yellow-billed Duck

This duck is not migratory, but will wander in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks.

The Yellow-billed Duck is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Yellow-billed Duck, Anas undulata, is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. This duck is not migratory, but will wander in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks. These are Mallard-sized mainly grey ducks with a darker head and bright yellow bill. The wings are whitish below, and from above show a white-bordered green speculum. More

The Yellow-billed Duck, Anas undulata, is a 51-58 cm long. These are Mallard-sized mainly grey ducks with a darker head and bright yellow bill. The wings are whitish below, and from above show a white-bordered green speculum (= distinctive wing patch) . Sexes are similar, and juveniles are slightly duller than adults. The north-eastern race is darker and has a brighter bill and blue speculum. More

As indicated by its name, the yellow-billed duck has a bright yellow bill with a black patch and black edging on the upper mandible. FEMALE Females are almost identical in appearance to males except for a somewhat duller feather and bill coloration and a slightly smaller size. SIZE: Approximately 35 cm (14 in. More

African Yellow-Bill, African Yellow-Billed Duck, African Yellowbill, Yellow-Billed Duck, Yellowbilled Duck Common Names in Finnish: Keltanokkasorsa Common Names in German: Gelbschnabelente Common Names in Japanese: キバシガモ Description - Habitat Estuaries, lakes , water courses , freshwater wetlands in open country. More

Yellow-billed duck is at Lake Nakuru. It's difficult to confuse with any of the other ducks in Kenya; some have a generally similar appearance but none have the bright yellow bill. More

The Yellow-billed Duck is one of the more widespread duck species and is found everywhere, except in very dry areas. It is common on dams, pans, wetlands, sewage works, some rivers and estuaries. This species is usually found in pairs or small family groups but forms larger flocks when not breeding. Birds feed in the water, often up-ending so that only their tails, lower bellies and backs are visible - so that they can reach aquatic plants below the surface. More

The Yellow-billed Duck comes from south and east Africa. The one shown above is the South African Yellow-billed Duck (Anas undulata undulata). It is larger and darker than other yellow-billed ducks such as the Yellow-billed Pintail, Yellow-billed Teal and Spotbill. More

The Yellow-billed Duck is a bird of freshwater habitats in fairly open country and feeds by dabbling for plant food mainly in the evening or at night. It nests on the ground in dense vegetation near water. The clutch numbers between six and twelve eggs. Status - Common resident, nomadic and in pairs or flocks from a few birds to hundreds. Breeding - Monogamous. More

For the purposes of our bird news services, Yellow-billed Duck is classed as ungraded: species which are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance. More

The yellow-billed duck, a dabbling duck about the size of a mallard, is easily distinguished from all others in Africa by its dark grayish plumage and bright yellow bill. The female is generally smaller and paler than the male. The juvenile is similar to the adult, but has coarser streaking on its head and more heavily-spotted underparts. The male utters various low whistles and the female has a mallard-like descending series of hoarse quacks. More

picture of the Yellow-billed Duck on page 97. The Yellow-billed Duck belongs to the family of birds classified as Anatidae. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. The basic information was provided by the Avian Demographic Unit based at UCT and I created the maps from that information ... More

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