Green Thorntail vs Red-billed Duck

Discosura conversii compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green 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 conversii	Anas erythrorhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green Thorntail

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Thorntail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and 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 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway