American Black Duck vs Ring-necked Duck

Anas rubripes comparado con Aythya collaris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck Ring-necked Duck
Nombre científico Anas rubripes Aythya collaris
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 39,0 cm (15.4 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 825,5 g (29.12 oz)
Dieta Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by benthic …
Tamaño de la puesta 1-17 6-14
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

American Black Duck only

Ninguno

Ring-necked Duck 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.

Ring-necked Duck

Breeds on boreal lakes and bogs in North America from Alaska and Canada south to the northern United States. Winters on freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and marshes across the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.

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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.

Ring-necked Duck

Canto

Male produces a low, purring wheeze; female gives a harsh, rolling quack. The purring male call is understated; found on North American freshwater lakes; female calls are emphatic and nasal.

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Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

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

Ring-necked Duck

Breeds in western Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Ring-necked Duck

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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 …

Ring-necked Duck

Plumaje

Males black back and breast; gray flanks with white vertical mark near breast. Iridescent dark purple head with subtle chestnut neck ring. Bill blue-gray with white ring near tip. Females …

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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.

Ring-necked Duck

El pato de collar es un pato buceador de América del Norte a menudo confundido con otras especies de porrones. El macho tiene la cabeza y el cuello de color negro-verde lustroso, con un collar rojo poco visible en la base del cuello. Tanto el macho como la hembra tienen un distintivo anillo blanco cerca de la punta del pico. Habita en pequeños lagos y estanques boscosos.

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