White-cheeked Pintail vs yellow broomrape

Anas bahamensis compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	White-cheeked Pintail	yellow 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 bahamensis	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	White-cheeked Pintail	yellow broomrape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

yellow broomrape

Habitat

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

White-cheeked Pintail

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.