Greater Scaup vs Blue-billed Teal
Aythya marila comparado con Spatula hottentota
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Greater Scaup | Blue-billed Teal |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Aythya marila | Spatula hottentota |
| Orden | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Familia | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 42,7 cm (16.8 in) | 29,4 cm (11.6 in) |
| Peso | 984,0 g (34.71 oz) | 269,2 g (9.50 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts between invertebrate … | Feeds on seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; filter-feeds in shallow water; broadly omnivorous and seasonally … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 4-12 | 5-12 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Greater Scaup only
Blue-billed Teal only
Ninguno
Greater Scaup
Breeds on tundra and boreal lakes in the Arctic and subarctic across Eurasia and North America. Winters in large numbers on coastal bays, estuaries, and large lakes in temperate regions.
Blue-billed Teal
Freshwater lakes, marshes, pans, and flooded grasslands across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and Sudan south to the Cape. Nomadic; follows seasonal rains. Common but easily overlooked among reed beds.
Song & Call Comparison
Greater Scaup
Male gives a low, purring wheeze; female produces a harsh, rolling quacking sequence. Calls are very similar to Lesser Scaup but slightly lower-pitched; heard on open ocean bays in winter.
Blue-billed Teal
Male utters a soft, teal-like peep; female gives a muted quack. Pairs call quietly in dense papyrus; soft contact calls help birds maintain proximity in thick African marsh vegetation.
Geographic Range & Migration
Greater Scaup
Breeds in the high Arctic of North America; winters offshore on the Atlantic coast from Labrador to South Carolina.
Blue-billed Teal
Breeds in Arctic and subarctic Eurasia; winters at sea in the North Atlantic and from western Europe to eastern Africa.
Estado de conservación
Greater Scaup
Blue-billed Teal
How to Tell Them Apart
Greater Scaup
Males have glossy green-black rounded head; white flanks and belly; black breast and undertail; gray back. Yellow eye. Bill blue-gray. Females dark brown with white face patch around bill. Longer …
Blue-billed Teal
Small; males have pale blue-gray bill contrasting with brown-gray body. Head finely spotted; underparts barred brown and white. Males show powder-blue forewing in flight. Females browner. African marsh species.
About These Birds
Greater Scaup
El porrón bastardo o porrón de Islandia es un gran pato buceador que cría en la tundra y la taiga del norte de Europa, Asia y América del Norte. El macho tiene la cabeza verde-negro iridiscente, el pecho negro y los flancos y el dorso de color blanco grisáceo. Inverna en costas, bahías y estuarios, siendo muy tolerante a las condiciones marinas de agua salada.
Blue-billed Teal
A small dark teal with blue-grey bill and legs, brown-streaked plumage, and fine pale spotting on the flanks. The most widespread teal in sub-Saharan Africa. Found on freshwater lakes and marshes. Highly nomadic; follows seasonal rainfall. Swims low in the water like a pochard.