Anas zonorhyncha

(Swinhoe, 1866)

Vernacular names
English : Chinese spot-billed duck
French : Canard de Chine

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Anseriformes
Family : Anatidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 63 cm in length for a weight of 1.3 kg. Head light grey with dark cap and eye band. Rest of body dark grey-brown with thin clear edges to feathers. Breast lighter grey. Black bill with bright yellow tip. Orange-red feet.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Asia and breeds in south-east Russia, Mongolia and north China. Sedentary populations in central and south-east China as well as Taiwan. Lives in inland and coastal freshwater wetlands with abundant aquatic vegetation.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is common within its range despite hunting pressure and locally loss of habitat. Slowly spreading its range to north Russia and Japan.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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