Avibase: Anas undulata undulata (Yellow-billed Duck (undulata))

Yellow-billed Duck (undulata)

Anas undulata undulata Dubois, CF 1839

(0 votes)

Photo powered by flickr.com.

Classification

Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Anas
Scientific:
  Anas undulata undulata

Original description

Citation:
Dubois, CF 1839

Reference:
Orn. Gallerie 1 p.119

Protonym:
Anas undulata

Type locality:
Cape of Good Hope.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
0965D04377B62050

Avibase ID:
avibase-0965D043

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0965D043

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714717

Geographic range:

Anas undulata undulata: local from Kenya and Uganda to Angola and South Africa; also local in eastern Nigeria and central Cameroon (but subspecies of this disjunct population not certain)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Yellow-billed Duck (undulata)
French:
Canard à bec jaune (undulata)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Yellow-billed Duck (undulata) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Yellow-billed Duck (undulata) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Yellow-billed Duck (undulata) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Yellow-billed Duck (undulata) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Yellow-billed Duck (Southern Africa) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Yellow-billed Duck (Southern Africa) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Yellow-billed Duck (Southern Africa) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Yellow-billed Duck (Southern Africa) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Yellow-billed Duck (Southern Africa) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Yellow-billed Duck (Southern Africa) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Yellow-billed Duck (Southern Africa) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Yellow-billed Duck (Southern Africa) ( Anas undulata undulata)
Avilist 2025: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas undulata undulata [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Anas undulata

Your sightings

You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.

Related taxa

Highlight taxa in a checklist (shown in red)

Other synonyms