Chinese Spot-billed Duck

Scientific name: Anas zonorhyncha
Mongolian name: Зэрлэгшир нугас
Order: Anseriformes
Bird family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Conservation status: LC

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Key information

Chinese spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha) is a species of dabbling duck that breeds in East and Southeast Asia. The name is derived from the yellow spot on the bill.

Length : 58–63 cm

Wingspan: 83–94 cm.

Weight : male 1000–1340 g, female 750–980 g

Population : The population is suspected to be decreasing at an unquantified rate.

Habitat: as bird of freshwater lakes and marshes in fairly open. The breeding season varies with rainfall and water condition but normally between April and July.

Diet: feeds by dabbling for plant food mainly in the evening or at night.

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