Red-billed Duck vs Waved Albatross

Anas erythrorhyncha compared with Phoebastria irrorata

Key Differences

• Red-billed Duck is Least Concern while Waved Albatross is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red-billed Duck	Waved Albatross
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Procellariiformes (Procellariiformes)
Family	Anatidae	Diomedeidae
Genus	Anas	Phoebastria
Species	Anas erythrorhyncha	Phoebastria irrorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Red-billed Duck

LC — Least Concern

Waved Albatross

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red-billed Duck	Waved Albatross
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).

Waved Albatross

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway