Yellow-billed Teal vs American Black Duck

Anas flavirostris से तुलना Anas rubripes

Side-by-Side Comparison

विशेषता Yellow-billed Teal American Black Duck
वैज्ञानिक नाम Anas flavirostris Anas rubripes
गण Anseriformes Anseriformes
कुल Anatidae Anatidae
संरक्षण स्थिति Least Concern Least Concern
लंबाई
पंखों का फैलाव 38.2 cm (15.0 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
वजन 609.0 g (21.48 oz) 1211.25 g (42.73 oz)
आहार -- --
अंडों की संख्या 5-13 1-17
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

साझा आवास

Yellow-billed Teal only

American Black Duck only

Yellow-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, and bogs from sea level to 4,500 m across South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Tierra del Fuego. Common at high-altitude Andean lakes and puna wetlands.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Teal

गीत

Male utters a high-pitched, clear whistle; female gives a soft, muffled quack. Quiet calls suit the high-altitude Andean wetlands where this teal forages in shallow freshwater.

American Black Duck

गीत

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.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Teal

Least Concern

American Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Teal

पंख

Brownish-gray body finely mottled with dark spots. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with dark culmen stripe. Speculum iridescent green. Head grayish-brown, slightly darker crown. Sexes similar. Andean and Patagonian lakes.

American Black Duck

पंख

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 …

About These Birds

Yellow-billed Teal

A small brown teal with a distinctive bright yellow bill, dark crown, green speculum with white borders, and orange legs. Widespread in South American highland and lowland wetlands. One of the most common ducks in the Andes. Gregarious; forms large flocks outside breeding season.

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.

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