Black Swan vs Hartlaub's Duck

Cygnus atratus dibandingkan dengan Pteronetta hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Black Swan Hartlaub's Duck
Nama Ilmiah Cygnus atratus Pteronetta hartlaubii
Ordo Anseriformes Anseriformes
Famili Anatidae Anatidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang 130,0 cm (51.2 in)
Rentang Sayap 190,0 cm (74.8 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Berat 6200,0 g (218.70 oz) 910,0 g (32.10 oz)
Diet Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy …
Ukuran Sarang 4-6 7-11
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130,0 cm
Hartlaub's Duck
Rentang Sayap
Black Swan 190,0 cm
Hartlaub's Duck 53,4 cm
Berat
Black Swan 6200,0 g
Hartlaub's Duck 910,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Black Swan only

None

Hartlaub's Duck only

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Hartlaub's Duck

Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.

Song & Call Comparison

Black Swan

Kicauan

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Hartlaub's Duck

Kicauan

A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

Hartlaub's Duck

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia.

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Black Swan

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Black Swan

Bulu

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

Paruh

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

Hartlaub's Duck

Bulu

Dark chocolate-brown body; white patches at side of head distinctive. Males have dark blue frontal shield extending from bill. Wings show pale blue-gray inner forewing. Legs gray. West African forest …

About These Birds

Black Swan

The black swan was once considered impossible by Europeans who believed all swans were white, making it a famous philosophical example of inductive reasoning failure. It is the state emblem of Western Australia. Black swans form lifelong pair bonds and both parents share in incubation and care of cygnets.

Hartlaub's Duck

A large dark duck with a chestnut-brown body, dark head and neck, pale blue speculum, and bright red base to the bill in males. Found in tropical African rainforest streams and forest swamps. One of Africa's least-studied ducks. Lives singly or in pairs in shaded forest waterways.

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