American Black Duck vs Salvadori's Teal

Anas rubripes comparado con Salvadorina waigiuensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck Salvadori's Teal
Nombre científico Anas rubripes Salvadorina waigiuensis
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 37,2 cm (14.6 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 345,6666666666667 g (12.19 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamaño de la puesta 1-17 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

American Black Duck only

Salvadori's Teal 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.

Salvadori's Teal

Fast-flowing clear mountain streams and rivers at 1,000–3,900 m on New Guinea. Requires clean turbulent water with abundant aquatic invertebrates. Avoids lowland and polluted rivers.

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.

Salvadori's Teal

Canto

A soft, piping whistle from New Guinea mountain streams. Relatively poorly known; call is a gentle, reedy note. Behavior and vocalizations remain incompletely documented.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Salvadori's Teal

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 …

Salvadori's Teal

Plumaje

Dark brown plumage with fine pale spotting and barring throughout. Head dark brown; underparts barred brown and buff. Yellow bill with dark tip. Legs and feet yellow. Unique highland New …

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.

Salvadori's Teal

A small brown torrent-adapted duck with a yellow bill, spotted body, and barred flanks. Endemic to New Guinea's mountain rivers. Often compared to New Zealand's Blue Duck in ecological niche. Inhabits fast-flowing alpine streams. Poorly studied; listed as Vulnerable.

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