Indian Spot-Billed Duck
Clicked this male Indian Spot-billed Duck (anas poecilorhyncha) at the famous Brindavan Gardens near Mysore. They are sometimes referred to just as the Spotbill. It is a dabbling duck which breeds in tropical and eastern Asia. It has three populations, treated here as subspecies. The name is derived from the yellow and red spot on the bill seen clearly in this shot. It is a bird of freshwater lakes and marshes in fairly open country and feeds by dabbling for plant food mainly in the evening or at night. The breeding season varies with rainfall and water condition but is July to September in northern India and November to December in southern India. It nests on the ground in vegetation near water.
Indian Spot-Billed Duck
Clicked this male Indian Spot-billed Duck (anas poecilorhyncha) at the famous Brindavan Gardens near Mysore. They are sometimes referred to just as the Spotbill. It is a dabbling duck which breeds in tropical and eastern Asia. It has three populations, treated here as subspecies. The name is derived from the yellow and red spot on the bill seen clearly in this shot. It is a bird of freshwater lakes and marshes in fairly open country and feeds by dabbling for plant food mainly in the evening or at night. The breeding season varies with rainfall and water condition but is July to September in northern India and November to December in southern India. It nests on the ground in vegetation near water.