American Black Duck vs Tufted Duck

Anas rubripes dibandingkan dengan Aythya fuligula

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut American Black Duck Tufted Duck
Nama Ilmiah Anas rubripes Aythya fuligula
Ordo Anseriformes Anseriformes
Famili Anatidae Anatidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 39,4 cm (15.5 in)
Berat 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 700,0 g (24.69 oz)
Diet Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey in coastal …
Ukuran Sarang 1-17 3-22
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

American Black Duck only

Tufted Duck only

None

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.

Tufted Duck

Breeds on freshwater lakes and rivers with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia and Japan. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and sheltered coastal bays.

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Song & Call Comparison

American Black Duck

Kicauan

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.

Tufted Duck

Kicauan

Male emits a soft, low wheeze; female gives a grating, repeated quack. A common call on Eurasian freshwater lakes; male's soft purring is quiet while female's quacking is emphatic and …

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Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Breeds in the steppe zone of Central Asia; winters in South Asia, East Africa, and coastal Southeast Asia.

Tufted Duck

Breeds in sub-Arctic and boreal Canada; winters along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. Rare elsewhere in winter.

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Status Konservasi

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Tufted Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

American Black Duck

Bulu

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 …

Tufted Duck

Bulu

Males black with white flanks; rounded head with long drooping black tuft. Yellow eye. Females dark brown with shorter tuft; pale flanks; sometimes white at base of bill. Bold white …

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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.

Tufted Duck

A small compact diving duck. Males are boldly black-and-white with a drooping crest; females are brown with a shorter crest. Common and widespread across Eurasia. Males are highly distinctive. Dives for molluscs, invertebrates, and plants in freshwater and coastal habitats.

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