American Black Duck vs Ashy-headed Goose

Anas rubripes 比較対象 Chloephaga poliocephala

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Ashy-headed Goose
学名 Anas rubripes Chloephaga poliocephala
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 69.1 cm (27.2 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1779.25 g (62.76 oz)
食性 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Eats grasses, seeds, and aquatic invertebrates; grazes upland pastures and dabbles in wetlands; diet varies …
一腹卵数 1-17 4-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

American Black Duck only

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Ashy-headed 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.

Ashy-headed Goose

Temperate forests, forest clearings, and lake margins in southern Chile and Patagonian Argentina. Partially migratory; breeds in beech forest zones and winters on open grasslands farther north.

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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.

Ashy-headed Goose

さえずり

A whistled 'seeeeu' from males and a lower cackling from females. Ashy-headed Goose calls carry across Andean foothills and Patagonian grassland habitats.

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Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Breeds in the steppe zone of Central Asia; winters in South Asia, East Africa, and coastal Southeast Asia.

Ashy-headed Goose

Inhabits wetlands and flooded grasslands across South and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. Largely resident year-round.

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保全状況

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Ashy-headed Goose

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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 …

Ashy-headed Goose

羽毛

Gray head and neck contrast with chestnut breast and rufous-barred flanks. Back brown; belly white. White wing patch in flight with iridescent green speculum. Yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar but females …

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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。

Ashy-headed Goose

アスウェイウィンガンはアンデス山脈の湿地と草原に生息するガン科鳥類です。灰色の頭部と白黒の翼が特徴的です。チリとアルゼンチンの南部に分布し、草地、農地、湿地に生息します。草や農作物を採食します。

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