American Black Duck vs Tundra Bean Goose

Anas rubripes مقارنةً بـ Anser serrirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة American Black Duck Tundra Bean Goose
الاسم العلمي Anas rubripes Anser serrirostris
الرتبة Anseriformes Anseriformes
الفصيلة Anatidae Anatidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Not Evaluated
الطول
طول الجناح 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
الوزن 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 2540,0 g (89.60 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-17 3-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

American Black Duck only

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Tundra Bean Goose only

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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.

Tundra Bean Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra in Siberia. Winters on agricultural land, river floodplains, and wetlands in eastern China, Japan, and Korea, with some wintering in western Europe.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Tundra Bean Goose

الغناء

A nasal, lower call compared to Taiga Bean Goose. Considered subspecifically or specifically distinct; vocalizations are an active taxonomic tool for separation in mixed flocks.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Tundra Bean Goose

الريش

Dark brown head and neck; grayish-brown back with pale feather fringing. Underparts pale gray-brown. Orange-yellow legs. Bill black with orange subterminal band. Recently split from Taiga Bean Goose.

About These Birds

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.

Tundra Bean Goose

A large brown goose with dark head and neck, orange-patterned black bill, and orange legs. Separated from Taiga Bean Goose as a distinct species. Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra; winters in eastern Asia and occasionally western Europe. More common in Japan and eastern China.

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