Brazilian Teal vs American Black Duck

Amazonetta brasiliensis مقارنةً بـ Anas rubripes

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Brazilian Teal American Black Duck
الاسم العلمي Amazonetta brasiliensis Anas rubripes
الرتبة Anseriformes Anseriformes
الفصيلة Anatidae Anatidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 36,1 cm (14.2 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
الوزن 468,0 g (16.51 oz) 1211,25 g (42.73 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 6-11 1-17
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Brazilian Teal only

American Black Duck only

Brazilian Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, flooded forest, and rice paddies across tropical and subtropical South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to northern Argentina. Tolerates natural and agricultural wetlands.

American Black Duck

Freshwater and brackish wetlands in eastern North America from Atlantic Canada south along the coast to Georgia. Breeds in northern bogs and wetlands. Winters on coastal marshes, estuaries, and freshwater lakes.

Song & Call Comparison

Brazilian Teal

الغناء

Male produces a nasal, whistled wheee-oh note; female gives a short, sharp quack. Pairs call back and forth with clear whistled exchanges along Amazonian rivers.

American Black Duck

الغناء

Female produces a loud, deep quacking series; male gives a low, raspy grunt. Voice is deeper and huskier than a Mallard; pairs call powerfully across northeastern North American wetlands.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Brazilian Teal

Least Concern

American Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Brazilian Teal

الريش

Males have red bill and legs; brown body with dark brown back, gray head, buff-white face, and dark crown. Females have pale supercilium and paler face. Both show iridescent green …

American Black Duck

الريش

Sooty dark brown body; head and neck paler buff with dark streaking. Iridescent purple speculum without white border. Males have yellow-green bill; females olive with orange blotches. Silvery underwings in …

About These Birds

Brazilian Teal

A small compact teal with brown plumage, red bill and legs, and males with a distinctive powder-blue speculum. Common in tropical lowland South America. One of the most widespread ducks in Brazil. Found in a wide range of wetland types from flooded forest to open lakes.

American Black Duck

A large dark brown dabbling duck closely resembling a very dark female Mallard, with purple speculum, yellowish-olive bill in males, and orange legs. Common in eastern North America. Hybridizes freely with Mallard; pure populations declining in the interior.

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