American Black Duck vs Maned Duck

Anas rubripes comparé à Chenonetta jubata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut American Black Duck Maned Duck
Nom scientifique Anas rubripes Chenonetta jubata
Ordre Anseriformes Anseriformes
Famille Anatidae Anatidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Least Concern
Longueur
Envergure 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 51,8 cm (20.4 in)
Poids 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 825,25 g (29.11 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 1-17 8-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

American Black Duck only

Maned Duck only

Aucun(e)

American Black Duck

Freshwater and brackish wetlands in eastern North America from Atlantic Canada south along the coast to Georgia. Breeds in northern bogs and wetlands. Winters on coastal marshes, estuaries, and freshwater lakes.

Maned Duck

Open woodland, grassland, parks, golf courses, and farmland near water across most of Australia. Nests in tree hollows up to 30m high. Grazes terrestrially. Highly adaptable to modified and urban environments.

Song & Call Comparison

American Black Duck

Chant

Female produces a loud, deep quacking series; male gives a low, raspy grunt. Voice is deeper and huskier than a Mallard; pairs call powerfully across northeastern North American wetlands.

Maned Duck

Chant

Male utters soft, goose-like honking notes; female gives a harsh, repeated quacking rattle. Alarm call is a loud, abrupt nasal honk carrying over open water.

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Maned Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

American Black Duck

Plumage

Sooty dark brown body; head and neck paler buff with dark streaking. Iridescent purple speculum without white border. Males have yellow-green bill; females olive with orange blotches. Silvery underwings in …

Maned Duck

Plumage

Males have brownish head with short dark mane; gray body with fine vermiculations and chestnut breast spots. Females brown with white supercilium and white chin. Both show white speculum in …

About These Birds

American Black Duck

A large dark brown dabbling duck closely resembling a very dark female Mallard, with purple speculum, yellowish-olive bill in males, and orange legs. Common in eastern North America. Hybridizes freely with Mallard; pure populations declining in the interior.

Maned Duck

An elegant medium-sized duck with a grey body, chestnut-spotted breast in males, brown head with a short mane, and short grey bill. Endemic to Australia; also called the Australian Wood Duck. Grazes on grass in open woodland and pastures near water. Highly adaptable; common in urban parks and golf courses.

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