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Yellow-billed Duck

Anas undulata · Family Anatidae

Anas undulata

Family Anatidae

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
GBIF occurrence records
305,792
Countries and territories with records
32
Yellow-billed Duck
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About this species

This species has 305,792 occurrence records from 32 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from South Africa (92%), Kenya (3.3%) and Uganda (1.6%); together they account for 96.9% of the total. In South Africa, this species accounts for 0.71% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Anas undulata combines the genus name Anas with the species epithet undulata. The Warbla app catalog lists 29 species of the genus Anas; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Anas platyrhynchos, Anas crecca and Anas acuta.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 62nd among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 24.1% of the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.

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