Yellow-billed Teal vs African Black Duck

Anas flavirostris 比較対象 Anas sparsa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Yellow-billed Teal African Black Duck
学名 Anas flavirostris Anas sparsa
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 38.2 cm (15.0 in) 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
体重 609.0 g (21.48 oz) 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
食性 Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet dominated by … Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in …
一腹卵数 5-13 4-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Yellow-billed Teal only

African Black Duck only

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Yellow-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, and bogs from sea level to 4,500 m across South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Tierra del Fuego. Common at high-altitude Andean lakes and puna wetlands.

African Black Duck

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

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Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Teal

さえずり

Male utters a high-pitched, clear whistle; female gives a soft, muffled quack. Quiet calls suit the high-altitude Andean wetlands where this teal forages in shallow freshwater.

African Black Duck

さえずり

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Yellow-billed Teal

Breeds in northern Canada and Alaska; winters on the Atlantic coast from Labrador to South Carolina and in Chesapeake Bay.

African Black Duck

Resident across South and Southeast Asia, from India to southern China and the Philippines. Non-migratory in most of its range.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Teal

Least Concern

African Black Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Teal

羽毛

Brownish-gray body finely mottled with dark spots. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with dark culmen stripe. Speculum iridescent green. Head grayish-brown, slightly darker crown. Sexes similar. Andean and Patagonian lakes.

African Black Duck

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing …

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About These Birds

Yellow-billed Teal

チリティールは南米に広く分布する小型のカモです。黄色い嘴が特徴で、アンデス山脈の高地湖沼から低地の湿地まで幅広い生息環境に適応しています。水草、種子、無脊椎動物を採食します。比較的環境への適応力が高く、農業景観内の水域にも生息します。

African Black Duck

アフリカンブラックダックはサハラ以南のアフリカの急流河川に生息する特殊なカモです。暗褐色の羽毛と白い斑点が特徴で、水流の速い清澄な渓流を好みます。繁殖期には縄張り意識が強く、ペアで生活します。急流の水生昆虫や甲殻類を主食とします。

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