American Black Duck vs Ashy-headed Goose

Anas rubripes dibandingkan dengan Chloephaga poliocephala

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut American Black Duck Ashy-headed Goose
Nama Ilmiah Anas rubripes Chloephaga poliocephala
Ordo Anseriformes Anseriformes
Famili Anatidae Anatidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 69,1 cm (27.2 in)
Berat 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 1779,25 g (62.76 oz)
Diet -- --
Ukuran Sarang 1-17 4-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

American Black Duck only

None

Ashy-headed Goose only

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.

Ashy-headed Goose

Temperate forests, forest clearings, and lake margins in southern Chile and Patagonian Argentina. Partially migratory; breeds in beech forest zones and winters on open grasslands farther north.

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.

Ashy-headed Goose

Kicauan

A whistled 'seeeeu' from males and a lower cackling from females. Ashy-headed Goose calls carry across Andean foothills and Patagonian grassland habitats.

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Ashy-headed Goose

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 …

Ashy-headed Goose

Bulu

Gray head and neck contrast with chestnut breast and rufous-barred flanks. Back brown; belly white. White wing patch in flight with iridescent green speculum. Yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar but females …

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.

Ashy-headed Goose

A medium-sized sheldgoose with an ash-grey head, chestnut breast, black-and-white barred back, and bright orange legs. Found in temperate forests and grasslands of southern South America. Migratory; breeds in the south and winters northward through Chile and Argentina.

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