American Black Duck vs Swan Goose

Anas rubripes 比較対象 Anser cygnoid

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Swan Goose
学名 Anas rubripes Anser cygnoid
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長
翼開長 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 84.4 cm (33.2 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 3343.75 g (117.95 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 1-17 4-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

American Black Duck only

Swan Goose only

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.

Swan Goose

Breeds on steppe lakes, rivers, and meadows in Mongolia, Siberia, and northeastern China. Winters in eastern China's Yangtze River floodplain and coastal wetlands. Wild populations critically small.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Swan Goose

さえずり

A deep, resonant 'honk'; less frequently heard than Greylag. The EN status reflects serious population decline; vocalizations are considered similar to Greylag Goose.

保全状況

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Endangered

Swan Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Swan Goose

羽毛

Long neck with rich chestnut hindneck stripe. Forehead and crown dark brown; face and throat whitish. Upperparts grayish-brown; underparts pale. Long black bill. Pink legs. Ancestor of Chinese domestic geese.

About These Birds

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。

Swan Goose

サカツラガンはシベリア南東部と中国北東部に繁殖し、中国南部と朝鮮半島で越冬するガンです。細長い首と大きな嘴の根元の黒い模様が特徴的です。日本には稀に飛来します。湿地、草地、農地に生息し、草や農作物を採食します。

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