Red-billed Duck vs water dock

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Anatidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Anas	Rumex
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	water dock
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).

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway