Campbell Teal vs Stockente

Anas nesiotis verglichen mit Anas platyrhynchos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Campbell Teal Stockente
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anas nesiotis Anas platyrhynchos
Ordnung Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familie Anatidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Vulnerable Least Concern
Länge 58,0 cm (22.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Gewicht 358,75 g (12.65 oz) 1100,0 g (38.80 oz)
Ernährung Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet varies with season. Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
Gelegegröße 5-6 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Campbell Teal
Stockente 58,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Campbell Teal 24,4 cm
Stockente 90,0 cm
Gewicht
Campbell Teal 358,75 g
Stockente 1100,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Campbell Teal only

Stockente 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.

Stockente

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

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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.

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

Campbell Teal

Breeds in sub-Arctic freshwater lakes of Canada; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California.

Stockente

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Vulnerable

Campbell Teal

Least Concern

Stockente

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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 …

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

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.

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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