American Black Duck vs Ruddy Shelduck

Anas rubripes 比較対象 Tadorna ferruginea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Ruddy Shelduck
学名 Anas rubripes Tadorna ferruginea
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1318.3333333333333 g (46.50 oz)
食性 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Feeds on seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in wetlands; diet varies between seasons …
一腹卵数 1-17 8-16
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

American Black Duck only

Ruddy Shelduck 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.

Ruddy Shelduck

Steppe lakes, river valleys, inland saline and freshwater wetlands from southeastern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia to China and Mongolia. Winters on lakes and rivers in South and Southeast Asia.

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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.

Ruddy Shelduck

さえずり

A loud, resonant bugling 'aakh' from males; females give a rapid cackling 'kak-kak-kak'. Call carries far across open Asian steppe and river valleys.

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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.

Ruddy Shelduck

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from sub-Saharan Africa to South and Southeast Asia. Broad wintering distribution.

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保全状況

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Ruddy Shelduck

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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 …

Ruddy Shelduck

羽毛

Warm orange-rufous overall plumage; paler buffy head. Males have narrow black neck collar in breeding season. Black tail and primaries. White wing coverts and iridescent green speculum visible in flight. …

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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。

Ruddy Shelduck

東ヨーロッパ・中央アジア・中国の河川・湖沼・草原に生息するカモ(体長58〜70cm)。鮮やかなオレンジ色の体と白い翼が特徴的。Tadorna ferruginea(アカツクシガモ)は土手や崖の穴、岩の割れ目に営巣し、日本にも冬季に迷鳥として飛来することがある。Anatidae科。

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