American Black Duck vs Pink-headed Duck
Anas rubripes 比較対象 Rhodonessa caryophyllacea
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | American Black Duck | Pink-headed Duck |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Anas rubripes | Rhodonessa caryophyllacea |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Critically Endangered |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 53.4 cm (21.0 in) | 50.2 cm (19.8 in) |
| 体重 | 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) | 963.8 g (34.00 oz) |
| 食性 | -- | -- |
| 一腹卵数 | 1-17 | 5-10 |
| 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.
Pink-headed Duck
Historically inhabited secluded freshwater pools, lakes, and marshes in tall grass and forest in the Ganges and Brahmaputra plains of India, Nepal, and Myanmar. Now possibly extinct or extremely rare.
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.
Pink-headed Duck
Critically Endangered; likely gives a soft, resonant quacking note judging from close relatives. The Pink-headed Duck may have produced a distinctive, mellow whistle unlike other pochards.
保全状況
American Black Duck
Pink-headed 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 …
Pink-headed Duck
Unmistakable; males have strikingly bright pink head and neck contrasting with dark chocolate-brown body and wings. Pink bill. Females have paler pink head. Possibly extinct; last confirmed 1949. Critically endangered …
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。
Pink-headed Duck
ピンクヘッドダックは南アジアに生息していた潜水性カモですが、おそらく絶滅したと考えられています。雄は特徴的なピンク色の頭部を持っていました。インドのガンジス平原の湿地や沼地に生息していましたが、狩猟と生息地の喪失により20世紀初頭に絶滅したとみられています。