American Black Duck vs Tundra Bean Goose

Anas rubripes comparado con Anser serrirostris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck Tundra Bean Goose
Nombre científico Anas rubripes Anser serrirostris
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Not Evaluated
Longitud
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 2540,0 g (89.60 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-17 3-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

American Black Duck only

Ninguno

Tundra Bean Goose only

Ninguno

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.

Tundra Bean Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra in Siberia. Winters on agricultural land, river floodplains, and wetlands in eastern China, Japan, and Korea, with some wintering in western Europe.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Tundra Bean Goose

Canto

A nasal, lower call compared to Taiga Bean Goose. Considered subspecifically or specifically distinct; vocalizations are an active taxonomic tool for separation in mixed flocks.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Tundra Bean Goose

Plumaje

Dark brown head and neck; grayish-brown back with pale feather fringing. Underparts pale gray-brown. Orange-yellow legs. Bill black with orange subterminal band. Recently split from Taiga Bean Goose.

About These Birds

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.

Tundra Bean Goose

A large brown goose with dark head and neck, orange-patterned black bill, and orange legs. Separated from Taiga Bean Goose as a distinct species. Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra; winters in eastern Asia and occasionally western Europe. More common in Japan and eastern China.

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