African Black Duck vs Labrador Duck
Anas sparsa comparado con Camptorhynchus labradorius
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | African Black Duck | Labrador Duck |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Anas sparsa | Camptorhynchus labradorius |
| Orden | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Familia | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Extinct |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 49,5 cm (19.5 in) | — |
| Peso | 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) | 673,5 g (23.76 oz) |
| Dieta | -- | Extinct; soft spatulate bill suggests feeding on soft-shelled benthic molluscs and crustaceans in shallow coastal … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 4-9 | -- |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
African Black Duck only
Ninguno
Labrador Duck only
Ninguno
African Black Duck
Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.
Labrador Duck
Historically inhabited sandy coastal bays, estuaries, and mussel beds from Labrador to the mid-Atlantic United States. Extinct since 1878. Nesting grounds never confirmed; likely bred in Labrador.
Song & Call Comparison
African Black Duck
Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.
Labrador Duck
Extinct (EX). No recordings exist. This North American scoter relative likely gave a quiet, grunting call during display based on the bill morphology suggesting possible unusual vocalizations.
Geographic Range & Migration
African Black Duck
Labrador Duck
Formerly along the eastern coast of North America from Labrador to Chesapeake Bay. Extinct by 1878; last specimen shot in New York.
Estado de conservación
African Black Duck
Labrador Duck
How to Tell Them Apart
African Black Duck
Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing …
Labrador Duck
Extinct; males had white head and breast with black back, wings and belly; distinctive white wing patch. Broad bill with comb-like lamellae. Females brown. Last specimen 1875; first North American …
About These Birds
African Black Duck
El pato africano moteado es un pato de tamaño mediano de color marrón oscuro con motas blancas en el pecho y los flancos. Habita en ríos de rápido caudal, cascadas y arroyos de montaña en África central y meridional, siendo inusual entre los patos por su preferencia por aguas corrientes y turbulentas. También se encuentra en altitudes elevadas en las zonas montañosas de África oriental.
Labrador Duck
An extinct sea duck from eastern North America; the first North American bird to go extinct after European contact. Males had boldly contrasting black-and-white plumage with an unusual flattened soft-edged bill adapted for filter-feeding on mussel beds. Last confirmed sighting in 1878.