Indian-laurel vs White-cheeked Pintail

Litsea glutinosa compared with Anas bahamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Indian-laurel	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Laurales (Laurales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Lauraceae	Anatidae
Genus	Litsea	Anas
Species	Litsea glutinosa	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Indian-laurel	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Indian-laurel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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.