Red-billed Duck vs Taita Apalis

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Apalis fuscigularis

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Taita Apalis is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Taita Apalis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Anatidae	Cisticolidae
Genus	Anas	Apalis
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Apalis fuscigularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Red-billed Duck and Taita Apalis share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Taita Apalis

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Taita Apalis
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).

Taita Apalis

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Critically 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.