Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Yellow-billed Duck

Yellow-billed Duck Anas undulata

Described by: Dubois (1839)
Alternate common name(s): Yellowbill Duck, African Yellow-billed Duck, Abyssinian Yellow-billed Duck, South African Yellow-billed Duck, African Yellow-bill
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Lake Mburo, Uganda - Dec, 2005 © Tom Tarrant  South Africa - Date unknown © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  Magaliesberg, South Africa - Jan 12, 2004 © Alan Manson 
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Range

E. to s. Africa;
(1) S. Sudan (upper Blue Nile), Ethiopia (Lake Region), n. Uganda, nw. and sw. Somalia, n. Kenya.
(2) W. and s. Kenya (c. and w. Kenya highlands and Rift Valley lakes, Ngorongoro Crater) to Angola s. of the Congo Basin to Cameroon (rarely), e. and s. Zaire, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, s. Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Malawi, s. Mozambique and South Africa (Transvaal, Swaziland, Natal, Orange Free State, Lesotho and Cape Province).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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