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Yellow-billed duck

Anas undulata C. F. Dubois, 1838

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 820 g to 1.01 kg and live up to 6.08 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata)
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-billed duck

Weight
820 g – 1.01 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
6.08 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Herbivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
29 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
27.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
6.9 – 7.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Where does the yellow-billed duck live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-billed duck?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-billed duck” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-billed_duck&oldid=1381588298), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the yellow-billed duck endangered?

The yellow-billed duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the yellow-billed duck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusAnas
  7. SpeciesAnas undulata C. F. Dubois, 1838

Synonyms Afranas undulata

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • African yellowbillEnglish
  • YBDUEnglish
  • YellowbillEnglish
  • بط أصفر المنقارArabic
  • ànec becgrocCatalan
  • kachna žlutozobáCzech
  • hwyaden bigfelenWelsh
  • Gulnæbbet AndDanish
  • GelbschnabelenteGerman
  • flavbeka anasoEsperanto
  • Ánade picolimónSpanish
  • Pato de pico amarilloSpanish
  • väävelnokk-partEstonian
  • keltanokkasorsaFinnish
  • Canard à bec jauneFrench
  • Lacha ghob-bhuíIrish
  • Laagh ghob-buighScottish Gaelic
  • ברווז צהוב-מקורHebrew
  • zlatnokljuna patkaCroatian
  • sárgacsőrű réceHungarian
  • Germano beccogialloItalian
  • キバシガモJapanese
  • geltonsnapė antisLithuanian
  • geelbekeendDutch
  • GeelsnaveleendDutch
  • gulnebbandNorwegian
  • kaczka żółtodziobaPolish
  • pato-de-bico-amareloPortuguese
  • Желтоносая крякваRussian
  • kačica šupinatáSlovak
  • Žutokljuna plovkaSerbian
  • gulnäbbad andSwedish
  • Sarı Gagalı ÖrdekTurkish
  • seHudiTswana
  • крижень жовтодзьобийUkrainian
  • 黃嘴鴨Chinese
  • 非洲黄嘴鸭Chinese
  • iDadaZulu

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Relatives of the yellow-billed duck

Other species in the same genus Anas.

LC, Least Concern
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Anatidae

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the yellow-billed duck?

An adult yellow-billed duck weighs 820 g – 1.01 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-billed duck endangered?

The yellow-billed duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the yellow-billed duck live?

The yellow-billed duck has a recorded lifespan of 6.08 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow-billed duck?

The yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_billed_duck_2026,
  title = {Yellow-billed duck (Anas undulata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-billed-duck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}