Ringed Teal vs Black-headed Duck

Callonetta leucophrys comparado con Heteronetta atricapilla

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Ringed Teal Black-headed Duck
Nombre científico Callonetta leucophrys Heteronetta atricapilla
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 33,8 cm (13.3 in) 34,7 cm (13.7 in)
Peso 345,0 g (12.17 oz) 528,5 g (18.64 oz)
Dieta Eats seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; filter-feeds in shallow water; broadly omnivorous and seasonally … Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet …
Tamaño de la puesta 6-12 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Ringed Teal only

Black-headed Duck only

Ringed Teal

Subtropical forests, gallery woodlands, and wooded wetland margins in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nests in tree hollows near water. Requires forested streams and rivers.

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Song & Call Comparison

Ringed Teal

Canto

Male utters a soft, high-pitched squeak; female gives a low, grunting kow note. Courtship involves quiet twittering exchanges between pairs in South American gallery forests.

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

Ringed Teal

Breeds in the southern Palearctic from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia; winters mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.

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

Ringed Teal

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Ringed Teal

Plumaje

Males have gray head with black crown; pink breast with black spots; chestnut back; buff-white flanks with fine barring. White facial blaze. Females brown with pale supercilium and white spots …

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

Ringed Teal

El pato anteado o pato de collar es un pequeño y vistoso pato de Argentina, Uruguay, Brasil y Bolivia. El macho tiene la cabeza de color gris y el pecho marrón-rojizo con un delicado collar gris, y la hembra tiene marcas faciales blancas. Habita en lagunas, pantanos y arroyos de agua dulce con vegetación, frecuentemente en áreas abiertas o semiboscosas.

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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