Stockente vs Red-crested Pochard

Anas platyrhynchos verglichen mit Netta rufina

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Stockente Red-crested Pochard
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anas platyrhynchos Netta rufina
Ordnung Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familie Anatidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 58,0 cm (22.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 51,7 cm (20.4 in)
Gewicht 1100,0 g (38.80 oz) 1087,5 g (38.36 oz)
Ernährung Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing … Dives for molluscs and aquatic invertebrates in coastal habitats; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates.
Gelegegröße 4-18 6-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Stockente 58,0 cm
Red-crested Pochard
Flügelspannweite
Stockente 90,0 cm
Red-crested Pochard 51,7 cm
Gewicht
Stockente 1100,0 g
Red-crested Pochard 1087,5 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Stockente only

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Red-crested Pochard only

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Stockente

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

Red-crested Pochard

Large freshwater and brackish lakes, reservoirs, river deltas, and coastal lagoons across southern Europe and Central Asia. Winters on large open water bodies in southern Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Red-crested Pochard

Gesang

Male emits a harsh, rasping errr note; female gives a loud, quacking series. The raspy male call is distinctive among pochards; alarm is an emphatic, repeated series on Eurasian lakes.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Stockente

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

Red-crested Pochard

Breeds across Arctic and subarctic North America; winters broadly across the interior and coastal United States.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Stockente

Least Concern

Red-crested Pochard

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Red-crested Pochard

Gefieder

Males have rounded orange-rufous head with bright red bill; black breast, neck and undertail; white flanks; brown back. Females dark brown with pale cheeks. Bold white wing stripe in flight. …

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About These Birds

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.

Red-crested Pochard

A large handsome diving duck. Males have a magnificent orange-red rounded head, scarlet bill, black breast and rear, and white flanks; females are brown with contrasting pale cheek. Dives and dabbles for aquatic vegetation. Found across southern Eurasia.

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