Campbell Teal vs African Black Duck

Anas nesiotis verglichen mit Anas sparsa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Campbell Teal African Black Duck
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anas nesiotis Anas sparsa
Ordnung Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familie Anatidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 49,5 cm (19.5 in)
Gewicht 358,75 g (12.65 oz) 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 5-6 4-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Campbell Teal only

African Black Duck only

Campbell Teal

Restricted to Campbell Island and Dent Island in the subantarctic New Zealand group. Dense tussock grassland, rocky shores, and freshwater streams. Nocturnal or crepuscular. Highly sedentary.

African Black Duck

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

Song & Call Comparison

Campbell Teal

Gesang

Female produces a very soft quacking note; male gives a faint squeak. Near-silent; rarely vocalizes; the reduced call apparatus mirrors the species' severely limited wingspan and near-flightlessness.

African Black Duck

Gesang

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Campbell Teal

Least Concern

African Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Campbell Teal

Gefieder

Very dark brown plumage; males have iridescent green head gloss and white eye-ring. Females dark brown with white eye-ring. Flightless; tiny vestigial wings. Recovered from near-extinction on Campbell Island, New …

African Black Duck

Gefieder

Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing …

About These Birds

Campbell Teal

A tiny flightless teal with dark brown plumage in females and males with greenish-black head. Endemic to Campbell Island, New Zealand. Nearly extinct; reintroduced after eradication of Norway rats from the island. Nocturnal; feeds on invertebrates at freshwater sources.

African Black Duck

A medium-sized dark brown duck with white spots on the back, a dark bill, and orange legs. Found along fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams in Africa. Territorial and monogamous; pairs defend stretches of river. Related to Pacific Black Duck.

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