Red-billed Teal vs Stockente

Anas erythrorhyncha verglichen mit Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Red-billed Teal Stockente
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anas erythrorhyncha Anas platyrhynchos
Ordnung Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familie Anatidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 58,0 cm (22.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 43,0 cm (16.9 in) 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Gewicht 648,0 g (22.86 oz) 1100,0 g (38.80 oz)
Ernährung -- Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
Gelegegröße 5-13 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Red-billed Teal
Stockente 58,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Red-billed Teal 43,0 cm
Stockente 90,0 cm
Gewicht
Red-billed Teal 648,0 g
Stockente 1100,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Stockente only

Red-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, pans, and flooded fields across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to the Cape. Nomadic; follows seasonal flooding. Very tolerant of saline conditions.

Stockente

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Teal

Gesang

Female produces a loud, nasal quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal grunt. Both sexes call with emphatic, honking quacks that carry across African open wetlands and dams.

Stockente

Gesang

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Red-billed Teal

Stockente

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Red-billed Teal

Least Concern

Stockente

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-billed Teal

Gefieder

Diagnostic bright pink-red bill with dark ridge contrasting with dark brown cap. Body brown, finely scalloped. White sides of face. Pale buff-white speculum with dark border. Sexes similar. Sub-Saharan Africa.

Stockente

Gefieder

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

Schnabel

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

About These Birds

Red-billed Teal

A medium-sized teal with a distinctive red bill, dark brown cap and back, pale cheeks, and fine barring on the flanks. Common in sub-Saharan Africa, especially eastern and southern Africa. Nomadic; follows seasonal rainfall. One of Africa's most abundant ducks.

Stockente

Die Stockente ist die Stammform der meisten Hausentenrassen und die häufigste und am weitesten verbreitete Schwimmente der Welt. Erpel zeigen aufwendige Balzrituale, darunter Kopfnicken und pfeifend-grunzende Rufe. Stockenten sind äußerst anpassungsfähig und gedeihen sowohl in der Wildnis als auch in städtischen Lebensräumen.

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