Yellow-billed Teal vs Stockente

Anas flavirostris verglichen mit Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Yellow-billed Teal Stockente
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anas flavirostris Anas platyrhynchos
Ordnung Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familie Anatidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 58,0 cm (22.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 38,2 cm (15.0 in) 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Gewicht 609,0 g (21.48 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
Yellow-billed Teal
Stockente 58,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Yellow-billed Teal 38,2 cm
Stockente 90,0 cm
Gewicht
Yellow-billed Teal 609,0 g
Stockente 1100,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Yellow-billed Teal only

Stockente only

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Yellow-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, and bogs from sea level to 4,500 m across South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Tierra del Fuego. Common at high-altitude Andean lakes and puna wetlands.

Stockente

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

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Teal

Gesang

Male utters a high-pitched, clear whistle; female gives a soft, muffled quack. Quiet calls suit the high-altitude Andean wetlands where this teal forages in shallow freshwater.

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

Yellow-billed Teal

Stockente

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

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Teal

Least Concern

Stockente

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Teal

Gefieder

Brownish-gray body finely mottled with dark spots. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with dark culmen stripe. Speculum iridescent green. Head grayish-brown, slightly darker crown. Sexes similar. Andean and Patagonian lakes.

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

Yellow-billed Teal

A small brown teal with a distinctive bright yellow bill, dark crown, green speculum with white borders, and orange legs. Widespread in South American highland and lowland wetlands. One of the most common ducks in the Andes. Gregarious; forms large flocks outside breeding season.

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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