Cerceta castaña vs Ánade Piquiamarillo

Anas castanea compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Cerceta castaña is Least Concern while Ánade Piquiamarillo is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cerceta castaña	Ánade Piquiamarillo
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 georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

Cerceta castaña and Ánade Piquiamarillo share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Anas.

Conservation Status

Cerceta castaña

LC — Least Concern

Ánade Piquiamarillo

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cerceta castaña	Ánade Piquiamarillo
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).

Ánade Piquiamarillo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Ánade Piquiamarillo

El ánade de pico amarillo (Anas georgica) está clasificado como En Peligro (EN) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Con un alto riesgo de extinción en estado silvestre, con un declive poblacional significativo y amenazas continuas para su supervivencia.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 6 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom