Campbell Teal vs African Pygmy-goose

Anas nesiotis comparado con Nettapus auritus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Campbell Teal African Pygmy-goose
Nombre científico Anas nesiotis Nettapus auritus
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Vulnerable Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 24,4 cm (9.6 in) 29,9 cm (11.8 in)
Peso 358,75 g (12.65 oz) 272,5 g (9.61 oz)
Dieta -- Filter-feeds on invertebrates and seeds; dabbles in shallow ponds; diet more plant-based outside spring breeding …
Tamaño de la puesta 5-6 6-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ninguno

Campbell Teal only

African Pygmy-goose 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 Pygmy-goose

Freshwater lakes, ponds, and rivers with floating water lilies and other aquatic vegetation across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Tanzania. Nests in tree cavities near water. Highly dependent on water lily vegetation.

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 Pygmy-goose

Canto

Male produces a soft, wheezy whistle; female gives a quiet, duck-like quack. Pairs exchange rapid twittering notes during courtship on lily-covered African pools.

Geographic Range & Migration

Campbell Teal

African Pygmy-goose

Breeds across temperate to sub-Arctic Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

Estado de conservación

Vulnerable

Campbell Teal

Least Concern

African Pygmy-goose

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 Pygmy-goose

Plumaje

Tiny. Males have glossy dark green head with orange facial patch and ear spot; chestnut-orange flanks; white underparts; black and green back. Females duller with dark eye-stripe. Small yellow-green bill.

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 Pygmy-goose

El pigmeo africano o pato enano africano es el pato más pequeño de África y uno de los patos más pequeños del mundo. Tiene plumaje de color verde oscuro y blanco con el cuello de color castaño rojizo. Habita en lagunas tranquilas, estanques y pantanos con abundante vegetación flotante, especialmente lirios de agua, en África subsahariana.

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