American Black Duck vs Common Eider

Anas rubripes مقارنةً بـ Somateria mollissima

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Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة American Black Duck Common Eider
الاسم العلمي Anas rubripes Somateria mollissima
الرتبة Anseriformes Anseriformes
الفصيلة Anatidae Anatidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Near Threatened
الطول
طول الجناح 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 56,0 cm (22.0 in)
الوزن 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 2042,8333333333333 g (72.06 oz)
النظام الغذائي Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Dives for blue mussels, clams, and crustaceans in shallow coastal waters. Swallows shellfish whole and …
عدد البيض في الوضع 1-17 2-7
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

American Black Duck only

Common Eider only

بلا

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.

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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.

Common Eider

الغناء

Male produces a loud, resonant ah-WOOO cooing; female gives a deep, guttural quacking series. The male's iconic moaning call echoes across North Atlantic coastlines; a classic seaduck sound.

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Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Breeds in the steppe zone of Central Asia; winters in South Asia, East Africa, and coastal Southeast Asia.

Common Eider

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic coasts from the North Atlantic to the Pacific. Winters along coasts of northwestern Europe and eastern North America.

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حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Near Threatened

Common Eider

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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 …

Common Eider

الريش

Male is strikingly pied: white back, neck, and breast contrasting with black cap, belly, and flanks; nape washed pale lime-green. Female uniformly barred warm tawny-brown with darker streaks.

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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.

Common Eider

The heaviest duck in the Northern Hemisphere (~2 kg), family Anatidae. Breeds colonially on rocky coasts and islands of the North Atlantic and Arctic. Dives for mussels and crustaceans in shallow marine waters. Females line nests with insulating down. Near Threatened due to recent declines in parts of its range from hunting and pollution.

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