American Black Duck vs Hartlaub's Duck

Anas rubripes comparado con Pteronetta hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck Hartlaub's Duck
Nombre científico Anas rubripes Pteronetta hartlaubii
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 910,0 g (32.10 oz)
Dieta -- Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy …
Tamaño de la puesta 1-17 7-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

American Black Duck only

Ninguno

Hartlaub's 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.

Hartlaub's Duck

Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

Canto

A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Hartlaub's Duck

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Duck

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 …

Hartlaub's Duck

Plumaje

Dark chocolate-brown body; white patches at side of head distinctive. Males have dark blue frontal shield extending from bill. Wings show pale blue-gray inner forewing. Legs gray. West African forest …

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

El pato del Hartlaub es un pato africano de color oscuro que habita en ríos, riachuelos y estanques forestales de África central occidental, desde Guinea hasta el Congo. El macho tiene la cabeza blanca con una mancha negra en la coronilla. Es una especie poco conocida y de distribución bastante restringida a los bosques densos del África ecuatorial.

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