Long-tailed Jaeger vs Red-billed Duck

Stercorarius longicaudus compared with Anas erythrorhyncha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-tailed Jaeger	Red-billed Duck
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Stercorariidae	Anatidae
Genus	Stercorarius	Anas
Species	Stercorarius longicaudus	Anas erythrorhyncha

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Long-tailed Jaeger

LC — Least Concern

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-tailed Jaeger	Red-billed Duck
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-tailed Jaeger

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

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

Long-tailed Jaeger

Long-tailed Jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway