Red-billed Duck vs Richardson’s Willow

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Salix richardsonii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Richardson’s Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Anatidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Anas	Salix
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Salix richardsonii

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Richardson’s Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Richardson’s Willow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red-billed Duck

Habitat

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

Range

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

Richardson’s Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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