>> GENERAL >>>>>
– large dabbling Duck, size of Mallard
– Eastern Asian origin, records in WP are considered as escapes
– migrates in small to medium flocks in formation
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhynchus, AD, M
BIF2342, 29/05/2014, Choibalsan, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhynchus, AD, M
Mallard Anas p. platyrhynchos, F
BIF2345, 23/06/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhynchus, AD, M
Mallard Anas p. platyrhynchos, F
BIF2344, 23/06/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhynchus, AD, M, F
BIF2343, 21/06/2016, Tsagaan Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
flight calls not yet sound recorded
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Indian Spot-billed Duck (a) (v)
Mallard (v)
Gadwall (v)
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