Snow Goose vs Black-headed Duck

Anser caerulescens comparado con Heteronetta atricapilla

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Snow Goose Black-headed Duck
Nombre científico Anser caerulescens Heteronetta atricapilla
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 82,4 cm (32.4 in) 34,7 cm (13.7 in)
Peso 2561,0 g (90.34 oz) 528,5 g (18.64 oz)
Dieta Grazes submerged aquatic vegetation and eelgrass in estuaries; also takes grasses and sedges on coastal … Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet …
Tamaño de la puesta 2-6 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Snow Goose only

Black-headed Duck only

Ninguno

Snow Goose

Breeds on coastal and inland Arctic tundra in Canada, Alaska, and Greenland. Winters on agricultural fields, marshes, and coastal wetlands across the United States and northern Mexico. Forms enormous flocks.

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Song & Call Comparison

Snow Goose

Canto

A loud, nasal barking 'luk-luk' or 'kow-kow'. Large flocks create enormous noise during Arctic nesting and winter staging. Considered a noisy, conspicuous goose.

Black-headed Duck

Canto

Male gives a soft, raspy peeping note; female produces a muted quack. An obligate brood parasite with reduced vocalizations; subdued calls suit its secretive lifestyle among Argentine reeds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Snow Goose

Breeds in eastern North America's boreal forest; winters on the Atlantic coast from New England to South Carolina.

Black-headed Duck

Resident in southern South America from southern Brazil and Bolivia south to Argentina and Chile. Found on lakes and marshes in open lowlands.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Snow Goose

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Snow Goose

Plumaje

White morph: pure white plumage with black primaries and pink bill and legs. Blue morph: dark blue-gray body with white head. Both morphs interbreed freely. 'Grinning patch' on bill. Sexes …

Black-headed Duck

Plumaje

Male has distinctive jet-black head and neck, warm chestnut-brown back, and pale buff underparts; blue-grey bill with red base. Female is streaked brown above with pale supercilium and whitish underparts.

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About These Birds

Snow Goose

El ganso de las nieves es un ganso ártico que se presenta en dos morfologías de color: una forma blanca con las puntas de las alas negras y una forma azul-grisácea. Cría en la tundra ártica y migra en enormes bandadas al sur de Estados Unidos y México para pasar el invierno. Sus poblaciones han aumentado explosivamente en las últimas décadas, causando problemas de sobrepastoreo en la tundra.

Black-headed Duck

El pato cabeza negra es un pequeño pato buceador (~530 g) de América del Sur, familia Anatidae, y el único miembro del género Heteronetta. Tiene la cabeza negra en el macho y cuerpo marrón. Parásita de nido obligada: pone sus huevos en los nidos de otras aves acuáticas, especialmente fochas y pollas de agua. Habita en lagos y lagunas con vegetación emergente de Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay. No cría su propia cría nunca.

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