Grey Teal vs African Black Duck

Anas gracilis 比較対象 Anas sparsa

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey Teal African Black Duck
学名 Anas gracilis Anas sparsa
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 38.4 cm (15.1 in) 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
体重 504.25 g (17.79 oz) 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 7-8 4-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey Teal only

None

African Black Duck only

None

Grey Teal

Freshwater and saline wetlands across Australia and New Zealand, including temporary pans, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Highly nomadic in Australia following unpredictable rainfall. Less nomadic in New Zealand.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Grey Teal

さえずり

Female gives a high, nasal descending quacking series; male produces a soft, piping whistle. The high-pitched quacking call is distinctive; flocks create a musical chattering on Australian wetlands.

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

Grey Teal

Least Concern

African Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Grey Teal

羽毛

Pale gray-brown body finely spotted and scaled dark. Head pale gray-buff with fine dark spots. Red eye. White throat. Iridescent green speculum with white front border. Gray bill; gray legs. …

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 …

About These Birds

Grey Teal

グレーティールはオーストラリアとニュージーランドに分布する小型のカモです。全身が灰褐色の地味な外見ですが、飛翔時に翼の白い模様が目立ちます。一時的な水たまり、湿地、田んぼ、干ばつ後の内陸湖など様々な水域に適応しています。

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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