Black-headed Duck vs South African Shelduck

Heteronetta atricapilla comparado con Tadorna cana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Black-headed Duck South African Shelduck
Nombre científico Heteronetta atricapilla Tadorna cana
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 34,7 cm (13.7 in) 69,0 cm (27.2 in)
Peso 528,5 g (18.64 oz) 1323,6666666666667 g (46.69 oz)
Dieta Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet … Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding …
Tamaño de la puesta 2 4-11
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Black-headed Duck only

South African Shelduck only

South African Shelduck

Inland freshwater and saline lakes, pans, dams, and rivers across southern Africa, primarily on the South African plateau, Lesotho, and Namibia. Nests in burrows dug by aardvark. Highly terrestrial for a shelduck.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

South African Shelduck

Canto

Male gives a whistled 'wheeu'; female gives a harsh, descending cackle. Calls from South African wetlands and vleis. Sexual dimorphism in call is strong.

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Geographic Range & Migration

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.

South African Shelduck

Breeds in subarctic Eurasia and winters in sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia.

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Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

Least Concern

South African Shelduck

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

South African Shelduck

Plumaje

Males have gray head and neck; rufous-brown body with white wing coverts and green speculum. Females similar but with white facial markings around bill and eye. Body rich rufous-chestnut. Endemic …

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About These Birds

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.

South African Shelduck

El tarro sudafricano o tarro del Cabo es un grande pato del sur de África con la cabeza gris en el macho y la cara blanca con una mancha marrón en la hembra. El cuerpo es de color canela-marrón. Es endémico de Sudáfrica, Namibia y Botsuana, donde habita en humedales abiertos, pantanos y lagos salinos y semisalinos, así como en embalses.

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