Brown Teal vs American Black Duck

Anas chlorotis 比較対象 Anas rubripes

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Brown Teal American Black Duck
学名 Anas chlorotis Anas rubripes
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長
翼開長 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
体重 683.6 g (24.11 oz) 1211.25 g (42.73 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts seasonally. Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs …
一腹卵数 5-6 1-17
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Brown Teal only

None

American Black Duck only

Brown Teal

Dense shrubland, forest streams, freshwater ponds, and coastal wetlands in northern New Zealand, especially Northland and predator-free offshore islands. Most active at dusk and dawn.

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

Brown Teal

さえずり

Female gives a soft, nasal quacking call; male produces a high, whistled peep. Both sexes are quiet; unobtrusive calls suit this threatened New Zealand nocturnal duck.

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

Brown Teal

Breeds in boreal Canada; winters on the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Florida. Dives in saltwater bays and estuaries.

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

Near Threatened

Brown Teal

Least Concern

American Black Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brown Teal

羽毛

Dark brown body with fine mottling. Males have iridescent green head sheen, white eye-ring, and chestnut breast. Females duller and browner with paler face and white eye-ring. Iridescent green speculum. …

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

Brown Teal

ニュージーランドブラウンティールはニュージーランドの北島と南島に分布するカモです。全身が茶褐色で、雄には緑色の翼鏡があります。河川、湿地、森林に囲まれた水域に生息します。かつては広く分布していましたが、外来捕食者と生息地の減少により個体数が大幅に減少しています。

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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