Spot-billed Duck

Spot-billed Duck

The Spot-billed Duck is a large duck with scaly pattern, with white and metallic green wing bars. Bright orange-red legs, yellow-tipped dark bill with 2 orange-red spots at the base (1 on either side of the forehead).

Seen in pairs or flock in or beside water-bodies. Food : Chiefly vegetable matter.

Regional Names

• Assamese:
  বৰমূগী হাঁহ
• Bengali:
  দেশি মেটেহাঁস
• Gujarati:
  ટીલાવળી બતક, ટીલીયાળી બતક
• Hindi:
  गुगरल, गर्मपाय
• Malayalam:
  പുള്ളിച്ചുണ്ടൻ താറാവ്
• Marathi:
  प्लवा बदक, हळदी कुंकू, धनवर बाड्डा
• Nepali:
  नादुन हाँस
• Sanskrit:
  घर्घर हंसक
• Tamil:
  புள்ளி மூக்கு வாத்து

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