American Black Duck vs Comb Duck

Anas rubripes 比較対象 Sarkidiornis sylvicola

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Comb Duck
学名 Anas rubripes Sarkidiornis sylvicola
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 60.9 cm (24.0 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1817.5 g (64.11 oz)
食性 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Feeds on seeds, plant material, and invertebrates; dabbles and sifts shallow water; diet varies widely …
一腹卵数 1-17 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

American Black Duck only

Comb Duck 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.

Comb Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, flooded savannas, and seasonally inundated forest in lowland tropical South America from Panama south to Bolivia, Brazil, and northern Argentina. Nests in tree cavities near permanent water.

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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.

Comb Duck

さえずり

A soft, nasal 'wuk-wuk' call. Both sexes give similar quiet calls. Generally a less vocal duck than most waterfowl. Gives a rattling wingbeat sound during flight.

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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.

Comb Duck

Breeds in the prairie pothole region of central North America; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico.

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保全状況

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Comb Duck

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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 …

Comb Duck

羽毛

Males have white head densely spotted black; black back with blue-green iridescence; white underparts with gray flanks. Prominent black fleshy knob on bill. Females smaller, duller, lack knob. South American.

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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。

Comb Duck

カミキリダックは南米の熱帯地方に分布するカモです。ノブビルダックに近縁ですが、南アメリカ固有の種です。熱帯の湿地、池、川の沿岸に生息し、木の洞に営巣します。水草、種子、農作物を採食します。

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