American Black Duck vs Musk Duck

Anas rubripes 比較対象 Biziura lobata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Musk Duck
学名 Anas rubripes Biziura lobata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 42.3 cm (16.7 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1930.75 g (68.11 oz)
食性 -- Dives for aquatic invertebrates, small fish, and plant material in Australian freshwater lakes. Highly aquatic; …
一腹卵数 1-17 2-3
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

American Black Duck only

Musk Duck only

None

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.

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.

Musk Duck

さえずり

Male produces a loud, explosive plonk call followed by bill-drumming on the water surface; female gives a harsh quack. The male's bizarre splashing display is unique and unmistakable among Australian …

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Musk Duck

Endemic to southern Australia, including southeastern and southwestern regions. Found on wetlands with lignum and reeds.

保全状況

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Musk Duck

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 …

Musk Duck

羽毛

Both sexes are uniformly dark sooty-brown, densely barred and vermiculated with black; male has distinctive pendulous black lobe hanging below bill. Females and immatures are smaller and lack the lobe.

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。

Musk Duck

マスクドダックはオーストラリアに固有の大型の潜水性カモです。雄は嘴の下の大きな肉垂と独特の鼻から出る麝香の臭いが特徴です。深い葦原に覆われた湖や沼地に生息し、水生無脊椎動物や水草を潜って採食します。オーストラリア固有の奇妙なカモとして知られています。

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