Mottled Duck vs American Black Duck
Anas fulvigula comparado con Anas rubripes
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Mottled Duck | American Black Duck |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Anas fulvigula | Anas rubripes |
| Orden | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Familia | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 48,9 cm (19.3 in) | 53,4 cm (21.0 in) |
| Peso | 1027,5 g (36.24 oz) | 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) |
| Dieta | Dives for freshwater fish and aquatic invertebrates; saw-edged bill grips prey; diet strongly fish-dominated year-round. | Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 9-13 | 1-17 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Mottled Duck only
Ninguno
American Black Duck only
Mottled Duck
Coastal freshwater and brackish marshes, wet prairies, and gulf coast wetlands in Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico coast to Texas. Non-migratory year-round resident. Threatened by Mallard hybridization.
American Black Duck
Freshwater and brackish wetlands in eastern North America from Atlantic Canada south along the coast to Georgia. Breeds in northern bogs and wetlands. Winters on coastal marshes, estuaries, and freshwater lakes.
Song & Call Comparison
Mottled Duck
Female gives a loud, Mallard-like quacking series; male produces a soft, nasal note. Alarm call is a rapid, emphatic quacking burst; flocks generate a loud chorus on Gulf Coast marshes.
American Black Duck
Female produces a loud, deep quacking series; male gives a low, raspy grunt. Voice is deeper and huskier than a Mallard; pairs call powerfully across northeastern North American wetlands.
Geographic Range & Migration
Mottled Duck
Breeds across sub-Arctic and boreal regions of Eurasia; winters in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.
American Black Duck
Breeds in the steppe zone of Central Asia; winters in South Asia, East Africa, and coastal Southeast Asia.
Estado de conservación
Mottled Duck
American Black Duck
How to Tell Them Apart
Mottled Duck
Rich mottled brown plumage with buff-edged feathers and pale buff head and throat. Dark crown and eye stripe. Iridescent blue speculum with white border. Yellow-orange bill. Sexes similar. Resembles non-breeding …
American Black Duck
Sooty dark brown body; head and neck paler buff with dark streaking. Iridescent purple speculum without white border. Males have yellow-green bill; females olive with orange blotches. Silvery underwings in …
About These Birds
Mottled Duck
El pato de Florida es un pato de tamaño mediano con plumaje marrón moteado en ambos sexos, similar al pato mexicano. Está estrechamente emparentado con el pato de collar y el pato negro americano, y los tres forman un complejo de especies estrechamente relacionadas. Se encuentra principalmente en Florida y la costa norte del Golfo de México, habitando marismas costeras y humedales de agua dulce.
American Black Duck
El pato negro americano es un gran pato de color marrón muy oscuro con una cabeza más clara y un llamativo espéculo alar púrpura. Habita en humedales del este de Norteamérica y se está hibridando cada vez más con el pato de collar introducido en su rango, lo que representa una amenaza para su pureza genética. Prefiere marismas costeras, pantanos boscosos y lagos tranquilos.