Anas undulata
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The yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) is a 51–58 cm long dabbling duck which is an abundant resident breeder in southern and eastern Africa. This duck is not migratory, but wanders in the dry season to find suitable waters. It is highly gregarious outside the breeding season and forms large flocks.
These are mallard-sized mainly grey ducks with a darker head and bright yellow bill. The wings are whitish below, and from above show a white-bordered green speculum. Sexes are similar, and juveniles are slightly duller than adults. The north-eastern race is darker and has a brighter bill and blue speculum.
It is a bird of freshwater habitats in fairly open country and feeds by dabbling for plant food mainly in the evening or at night. It nests on the ground in dense vegetation near water. Rarely, it is found in suburban areas, in close proximity to golf courses, parks and lakes or dams. The clutch numbers between six and twelve eggs.
The male has a teal-like whistle, whereas the female has a mallard-like quack. There are two subspecies of the yellow-billed duck: A. undulata rueppelli (northern yellow-billed duck) and A. undulata undulata (southern yellow-billed duck... Wikipedia →
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disney's Animal Kingdom | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | SeaWorld Orlando | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Dresden Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Paris Zoological Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 5 | Zoo Pilsen | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 6 | Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Centro Cicogne e Anatidi | 🇮🇹 Italy | |
| 10 | Alipore Zoological Gardens | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Cologne Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Hanover Zoo | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 13 | Rosamond Gifford Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Valencia Bioparc | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 15 | Monkeyland | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 16 | Santillana Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 17 | World of Birds Wildlife Sanctuary and Monkey Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Bioparc Fuengirola | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 19 | Birds of Eden | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 20 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 21 | Snakeroom Serpentarium | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Duck sighting in Durban on a given day, based on 21 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 140th most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Duck in Durban on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-billed Duck sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Yellow-billed Duck sightings, Durban ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cape Town (South Africa, about 40%), Pretoria (South Africa, about 20%) and Kampala (Uganda, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-billed Duck is recorded against all the birds logged in Durban (21 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
