Cerceta castaña vs Pato golondrino

Anas castanea compared with Anas acuta

Key Differences

• Cerceta castaña is Least Concern while Pato golondrino is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerceta castaña	Pato golondrino
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order same	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family same	Anatidae	Anatidae
Genus same	Anas	Anas
Species	Anas castanea	Anas acuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerceta castaña and Pato golondrino share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anas.

Conservation Status

Cerceta castaña

LC — Least Concern

Pato golondrino

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerceta castaña	Pato golondrino
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cerceta castaña

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Pato golondrino

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Cerceta castaña

El pato castaño (Anas castanea) está clasificado como de Preocupación Menor (LC) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Especie ampliamente distribuida y abundante, con poblaciones estables y sin preocupaciones inmediatas de conservación.

Pato golondrino

El pato rabudo (Anas acuta) esta clasificado como Vulnerable (VU) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Enfrenta un alto riesgo de amenaza en estado silvestre, con poblaciones en declive y creciente presion sobre su habitat.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇬🇧 United Kingdom