Forked Stagshorn vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Calocera furcata compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Forked Stagshorn is Least Concern while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Forked Stagshorn	Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Dacrymycetaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Calocera	Anas
Species	Calocera furcata	Anas georgica

Conservation Status

Forked Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Forked Stagshorn	Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Forked Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway