Indian Spot-billed Duck
Indian Spot-billed DuckIndian Spot-billed DuckIndian Spot-billed DuckIndian Spot-billed Duck

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
256 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) is a species of large dabbling duck that is a non-migratory breeding duck throughout freshwater wetlands in the Indian subcontinent. The name is derived from the red spot at the base of the bill that is found in the mainland Indian population. When in water it can be recognized from a long distance by the white tertials that form a stripe on the side, and in flight it is distinguished by the green speculum with a broad white band at the base. This species and the eastern spot-billed duck (A. zonorhyncha) were formerly considered conspecific, together called the spot-billed duck (A. poecilorhyncha). Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Spot-billed Duck sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 256 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

<5% · Rare
Northern Pintail
LC

Northern Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas acuta

Insufficient data
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

Insufficient data
Lesser Whistling-Duck
LC

Lesser Whistling-Duck

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocygna javanica

10–20% · With luck
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
LC

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocygna bicolor

Insufficient data
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
LC

Cotton Pygmy-Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Nettapus coromandelianus

<5% · Rare
Bar-headed Goose
LC

Bar-headed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser indicus

<5% · Rare
Garganey
LC

Garganey

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula querquedula

<5% · Rare
Comb Duck
LC

Comb Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sarkidiornis melanotos

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
50–60%
3 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
40–50%
4 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
8 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
9 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Spot-billed Duck in Nagarhole National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Spot-billed Duck sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 256 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Spot-billed Duck in Nagarhole National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Indian Spot-billed Duck in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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