Red-billed Duck vs Smooth Flat Sedge

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Cyperus laevigatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Red-billed Duck Smooth Flat Sedge
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Aves (Birds) Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order Anseriformes (Anseriformes) Poales (Grasses)
Family Anatidae Cyperaceae
Genus Anas Cyperus
Species Anas erythrorhyncha Cyperus laevigatus

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Flat Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Red-billed Duck Smooth Flat Sedge
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).

Smooth Flat Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.

Smooth Flat Sedge

No description available.

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