American Black Duck vs Siberian Scoter

Anas rubripes dibandingkan dengan Melanitta stejnegeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut American Black Duck Siberian Scoter
Nama Ilmiah Anas rubripes Melanitta stejnegeri
Ordo Anseriformes Anseriformes
Famili Anatidae Anatidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Berat 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 1267,5 g (44.71 oz)
Diet -- Dives for bivalves, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal East Asian waters. Diet similar to …
Ukuran Sarang 1-17 6-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

American Black Duck only

Siberian Scoter 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.

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.

Siberian Scoter

Kicauan

Male emits a soft, piping whistle; female produces a guttural, grating call. Voice resembles White-winged Scoter; heard during winter on East Asian coasts and large inland seas.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Siberian Scoter

Breeds in boreal forests and tundra of central and eastern Siberia. Winters along the coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China.

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Siberian Scoter

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 …

Siberian Scoter

Bulu

Male is uniformly black with white secondaries forming wing patch; orange-yellow bill has large black knob at base and pale yellow tip. Female dark brown with paler facial patches and …

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.

Siberian Scoter

A medium-large sea duck (~1.3 kg) of family Anatidae, closely related to White-winged Scoter and endemic to eastern Siberia and northeastern Asia. Breeds near boreal lakes and winters in coastal seas of East Asia. Feeds by diving for benthic mollusks and crustaceans. Least Concern; recently split from White-winged Scoter as a distinct species.

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