Indian Spot-billed Duck vs American Black Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha comparado con Anas rubripes

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Spot-billed Duck American Black Duck
Nombre científico Anas poecilorhyncha Anas rubripes
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 54,4 cm (21.4 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Peso 1220,0 g (43.03 oz) 1211,25 g (42.73 oz)
Dieta Dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates in clear cold streams; serrated bill adapted for catching … Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs …
Tamaño de la puesta 6-12 1-17
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Indian Spot-billed Duck only

Ninguno

American Black Duck only

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, rice paddies, and tanks across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. Common near human habitation. Largely sedentary with some local seasonal movement.

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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Canto

Female gives a loud, emphatic quacking series; male produces a raspy rehb note. Calls are Mallard-like but slightly lower; flocks create a cacophonous quacking chorus on Indian lakes.

American Black Duck

Canto

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Resident in freshwater lakes and rivers across Southeast Asia, from Myanmar to Indonesia and the Philippines.

American Black Duck

Breeds in the steppe zone of Central Asia; winters in South Asia, East Africa, and coastal Southeast Asia.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Least Concern

American Black Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Plumaje

Large brownish duck with pale face and distinctive yellow-tipped black bill with red basal spot. Dark cap and eye stripe. Iridescent green speculum with white border. White tertials visible at …

American Black Duck

Plumaje

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 …

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About These Birds

Indian Spot-billed Duck

El pato de pico manchado es un pato grande de color marrón con un pico negro con punta amarilla y manchas rojas llamativas en la base. Ampliamente distribuido por el sur y el este de Asia, desde el subcontinente indio hasta Japón, habita en una variedad de humedales de agua dulce. Existen varias subespecies que difieren levemente en el patrón del pico y las marcas faciales.

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.

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