Coppery Thorntail vs Red-billed Duck

Discosura letitiae compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Key Differences

• Coppery Thorntail is Data Deficient while Red-billed Duck is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coppery Thorntail	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Trochilidae	Anatidae
Genus	Discosura	Anas
Species	Discosura letitiae	Anas erythrorhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

Coppery Thorntail and Red-billed Duck share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Coppery Thorntail

DD — Data Deficient

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coppery Thorntail	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coppery Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

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

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway