American Black Duck vs Greater Scaup

Anas rubripes 比較対象 Aythya marila

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Greater Scaup
学名 Anas rubripes Aythya marila
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 42.7 cm (16.8 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 984.0 g (34.71 oz)
食性 -- Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts between invertebrate …
一腹卵数 1-17 4-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

American Black Duck only

None

Greater Scaup 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.

Greater Scaup

Breeds on tundra and boreal lakes in the Arctic and subarctic across Eurasia and North America. Winters in large numbers on coastal bays, estuaries, and large lakes in temperate regions.

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.

Greater Scaup

さえずり

Male gives a low, purring wheeze; female produces a harsh, rolling quacking sequence. Calls are very similar to Lesser Scaup but slightly lower-pitched; heard on open ocean bays in winter.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Greater Scaup

Breeds in the high Arctic of North America; winters offshore on the Atlantic coast from Labrador to South Carolina.

保全状況

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Greater Scaup

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 …

Greater Scaup

羽毛

Males have glossy green-black rounded head; white flanks and belly; black breast and undertail; gray back. Yellow eye. Bill blue-gray. Females dark brown with white face patch around bill. Longer …

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。

Greater Scaup

北極圏で繁殖し、北半球の沿岸や大きな湖で越冬する潜水ガモ(体長42〜51cm)。雄は黒い頭胸部・灰色の体・白い脇が特徴。Aythya marila(スズガモ)は海の浅瀬で大きな群れを形成し、二枚貝を好む。日本の東京湾や瀬戸内海でも冬季に大群が観察される。Anatidae科。

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