Red-billed Duck vs thyme broomrape

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Orobanche alba

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while thyme broomrape is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	thyme broomrape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Anatidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Anas	Orobanche
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Orobanche alba

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

thyme broomrape

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	thyme broomrape
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).

thyme broomrape

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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