Campbell Teal vs African Black Duck

Anas nesiotis comparado con Anas sparsa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Campbell Teal African Black Duck
Nombre científico Anas nesiotis Anas sparsa
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 49,5 cm (19.5 in)
Peso 358,75 g (12.65 oz) 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 5-6 4-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

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

Canto

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

Canto

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.

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Campbell Teal

Least Concern

African Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Campbell Teal

Plumaje

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

Plumaje

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

El pato africano moteado es un pato de tamaño mediano de color marrón oscuro con motas blancas en el pecho y los flancos. Habita en ríos de rápido caudal, cascadas y arroyos de montaña en África central y meridional, siendo inusual entre los patos por su preferencia por aguas corrientes y turbulentas. También se encuentra en altitudes elevadas en las zonas montañosas de África oriental.

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