Eastern spot-billed duck

Anas zonorhyncha

The Eastern spot-billed duck (Anas zonorhyncha) is a bird found in Taiwan, Japan, China and South Korea. Lakes and wetlands across East Asia. It eats leaves and other plant parts, seeds and nuts and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Anas zonorhyncha
Region	Asia
Found in	Taiwan, Japan, China and South Korea

🏡 Where the Eastern spot-billed duck lives

Lakes and wetlands across East Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🌿 Leaves & plants60%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%
🐛 Insects & bugs10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It has a yellow-tipped black bill, and it breeds in wetlands.

Hear the Eastern spot-billed duck

Recorded by Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC842810. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Eastern spot-billed duck

Where does the Eastern spot-billed duck live?

The Eastern spot-billed duck lives in Taiwan, Japan, China and South Korea. Lakes and wetlands across East Asia.

What does the Eastern spot-billed duck eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 60%), seeds and nuts (about 30%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Eastern spot-billed duck endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.