Philippine Duck vs Stockente

Anas luzonica verglichen mit Anas platyrhynchos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Philippine Duck Stockente
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anas luzonica Anas platyrhynchos
Ordnung Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familie Anatidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge 58,0 cm (22.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 47,4 cm (18.7 in) 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Gewicht 850,1666666666666 g (29.99 oz) 1100,0 g (38.80 oz)
Ernährung Dives for fish in fast Andean rivers; strong swimmer; serrated bill grips slippery prey; diet … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
Gelegegröße 7-16 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Philippine Duck
Stockente 58,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Philippine Duck 47,4 cm
Stockente 90,0 cm
Gewicht
Philippine Duck 850,1666666666666 g
Stockente 1100,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Philippine Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, mangroves, and rice paddies across the Philippine archipelago. Primarily in lowland and foothill areas below 2,500 m. Threatened by hunting and wetland conversion.

Stockente

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Duck

Gesang

Female gives a loud, descending quacking series; male produces a soft, nasal note. Strong quacking calls echo across Philippine wetlands; alarm is a rapid, emphatic quacking burst.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Philippine Duck

Found from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa through the Middle East to South Asia. Largely sedentary in freshwater habitats.

Stockente

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Philippine Duck

Least Concern

Stockente

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Duck

Gefieder

Cinnamon-buff head and neck; dark brown-black crown and eye stripe conspicuous. Body grayish-brown with darker back. Iridescent green speculum. Blue-gray bill; orange legs. Sexes similar. Philippine endemic.

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

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About These Birds

Philippine Duck

A medium-sized duck with a distinctive rufous head and neck, grey-brown body, and blue-green speculum. Endemic to the Philippines. Listed as Vulnerable; threatened by hunting and wetland degradation. Found in a range of lowland freshwater habitats across the Philippines.

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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