American Black Duck vs Baikal Teal

Anas rubripes comparado con Sibirionetta formosa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck Baikal Teal
Nombre científico Anas rubripes Sibirionetta formosa
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 41,2 cm (16.2 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 446,75 g (15.76 oz)
Dieta Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Dabbles for seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; omnivorous diet varies with season and water …
Tamaño de la puesta 1-17 4-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

American Black Duck only

Baikal Teal only

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.

Baikal Teal

Breeds in boreal taiga along Siberian rivers and boggy ground from western to northeastern Siberia. Winters on freshwater lakes and rice fields in South Korea, Japan, and eastern China.

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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.

Baikal Teal

Canto

Male gives a soft, liquid wot-wot call; female produces a low, nasal quack. Wintering flocks create a musical murmuring chorus of whistled notes on East Asian wetlands.

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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.

Baikal Teal

Breeds in montane and boreal zones across Eurasia; winters at lower elevations and southern latitudes in Europe and Asia.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Baikal Teal

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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 …

Baikal Teal

Plumaje

Males have exquisitely patterned green-and-buff head with bold white and black facial stripes. Pinkish breast with black spots; gray flanks; long drooping scapulars. Females brown with white loral spot and …

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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.

Baikal Teal

A strikingly beautiful teal with intricately patterned golden, green, black, and white head; pink-brown breast; and grey flanks. Breeds in Siberian taiga; winters in East Asia. Once seriously depleted, now recovering. Forms spectacular flocks of hundreds of thousands at South Korean wintering sites.

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