Red-billed Duck vs Santa Marta Sabrewing

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Campylopterus phainopeplus

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Santa Marta Sabrewing is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Santa Marta Sabrewing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Anatidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anas	Campylopterus
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Campylopterus phainopeplus

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-billed Duck and Santa Marta Sabrewing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Santa Marta Sabrewing

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Santa Marta Sabrewing
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).

Santa Marta Sabrewing

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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