Thin-flowered Colchicum vs White-cheeked Pintail

Colchicum leptanthum compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Thin-flowered Colchicum	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Colchicaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Colchicum	Anas
Species	Colchicum leptanthum	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Thin-flowered Colchicum	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) 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.