Northern Pintail vs American Black Duck

Anas acuta 比較対象 Anas rubripes

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Northern Pintail American Black Duck
学名 Anas acuta Anas rubripes
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 51.3 cm (20.2 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
体重 912.75 g (32.20 oz) 1211.25 g (42.73 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow water; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic … Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs …
一腹卵数 3-12 1-17
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Northern Pintail only

American Black Duck only

Northern Pintail

Breeds on shallow prairie wetlands, tundra ponds, and arctic meadows. Winters on coastal estuaries, lagoons, rice paddies, and agricultural fields across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Highly migratory.

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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Northern Pintail

さえずり

Male produces a low, mellow whistle; female gives a hoarse, nasal quack. The male's soft, flute-like call is one of the most distinctive sounds of northern wetlands in spring.

American Black Duck

さえずり

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Northern Pintail

Breeds in Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland; winters along the coasts of the North Atlantic from Labrador to West Africa.

American Black Duck

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

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保全状況

Least Concern

Northern Pintail

Least Concern

American Black Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Northern Pintail

羽毛

Breeding males have chocolate-brown head; white neck stripe extending to breast; gray flanks with long pointed central tail feathers. Females mottled brown with pointed tail and gray bill. Elegant and …

American Black Duck

羽毛

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 …

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About These Birds

Northern Pintail

北半球全域で繁殖し、南方で越冬する優雅なカモ(体長50〜76cm)。雄は茶色の頭と長い針状の尾が特徴的。Anas acuta(オナガガモ)は北極圏から温帯まで幅広い湿地で繁殖し、アジア、ヨーロッパ、北米で越冬する長距離渡り鳥。日本の冬の湖沼や河川に多く飛来する。Anatidae科。

American Black Duck

北米東部の湿地、沼、河川に生息するカモ(体長53〜61cm)。全体的に暗褐色でマガモの雌に似るが、嘴の色や翼鏡の色が異なる。Anas rubripes(アメリカクロガモ)は海岸の塩性湿地から内陸の淡水域まで幅広く利用し、マガモとの雑種が多く観察される。Anatidae科。

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