Cerceta castaña vs Cerceta de la Sonda

Anas castanea compared with Anas gibberifrons

Key Differences

• Cerceta castaña is Least Concern while Cerceta de la Sonda is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerceta castaña	Cerceta de la Sonda
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 gibberifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerceta castaña and Cerceta de la Sonda share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anas.

Conservation Status

Cerceta castaña

LC — Least Concern

Cerceta de la Sonda

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerceta castaña	Cerceta de la Sonda
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).

Cerceta de la Sonda

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway