Indian Spot-billed Duck vs African Black Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha 比較対象 Anas sparsa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Spot-billed Duck African Black Duck
学名 Anas poecilorhyncha Anas sparsa
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 54.4 cm (21.4 in) 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
体重 1220.0 g (43.03 oz) 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
食性 Dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates in clear cold streams; serrated bill adapted for catching … Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in …
一腹卵数 6-12 4-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Indian Spot-billed Duck only

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African Black Duck only

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Indian Spot-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, rice paddies, and tanks across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. Common near human habitation. Largely sedentary with some local seasonal movement.

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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

さえずり

Female gives a loud, emphatic quacking series; male produces a raspy rehb note. Calls are Mallard-like but slightly lower; flocks create a cacophonous quacking chorus on Indian lakes.

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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Resident in freshwater lakes and rivers across Southeast Asia, from Myanmar to Indonesia and the Philippines.

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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Least Concern

African Black Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Spot-billed Duck

羽毛

Large brownish duck with pale face and distinctive yellow-tipped black bill with red basal spot. Dark cap and eye stripe. Iridescent green speculum with white border. White tertials visible at …

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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

ハシブトガモはインド亜大陸から中国、日本にかけて分布するカモです。嘴の先端が黄色く、赤いパッチがあるのが名前の由来です。湿地、稲田、川、湖に生息し、水草や農作物の種子なども採食します。日本では留鳥として全国的に見られます。

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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