Boat-tailed Grackle vs Red-billed Duck

Quiscalus major compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boat-tailed Grackle	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Icteridae	Anatidae
Genus	Quiscalus	Anas
Species	Quiscalus major	Anas erythrorhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

Boat-tailed Grackle and Red-billed Duck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Boat-tailed Grackle

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boat-tailed Grackle	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boat-tailed Grackle

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Ecuador).

Boat-tailed Grackle

Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Red-billed Duck

Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom