American Black Duck vs Harlequin Duck
Anas rubripes 比較対象 Histrionicus histrionicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | American Black Duck | Harlequin Duck |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Anas rubripes | Histrionicus histrionicus |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 53.4 cm (21.0 in) | 38.8 cm (15.3 in) |
| 体重 | 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) | 553.0 g (19.51 oz) |
| 食性 | -- | Forages in fast-flowing streams for aquatic insect larvae, amphipods, and small fish. Dives and clings … |
| 一腹卵数 | 1-17 | 3-9 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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
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.
Harlequin Duck
Male gives a squeaky, mouse-like squeal; female produces a guttural, grunting call. The male's bizarre, high-pitched squealing call is completely unexpected in such a compact seaduck.
Geographic Range & Migration
American Black Duck
Harlequin Duck
Breeds on fast-flowing rivers in Iceland, Greenland, and northern North America. Winters along rocky Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to California.
保全状況
American Black Duck
Harlequin Duck
How to Tell Them Apart
American Black Duck
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 …
Harlequin Duck
Male is slate-blue with bold white crescent before eye, white spots and streaks on head, neck, and scapulars, and rich chestnut flanks. Female is dark sooty-brown with three white facial …
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。
Harlequin Duck
アメリカヒメハジロはカナダ・アイスランド・グリーンランドで繁殖し北アメリカ・ヨーロッパの太平洋・大西洋岸で越冬するマガモ族の小型潜水カモ（体長38〜50 cm）。雄は白い斑点・縞模様の灰色・赤褐色の鮮やかな羽衣が特徴。急流の渓流で繁殖し、越冬地では荒波の岩礁海岸に生息。