African Black Duck vs Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas sparsa 比較対象 Anas zonorhyncha

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Black Duck Eastern Spot-billed Duck
学名 Anas sparsa Anas zonorhyncha
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 53.6 cm (21.1 in)
体重 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 1017.5 g (35.89 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in … Eats fish, aquatic invertebrates, and amphibians; dives in freshwater rivers; serrated bill grips prey; fish …
一腹卵数 4-9 7-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Black Duck only

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Eastern Spot-billed Duck only

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African Black Duck

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, and rice paddies in northeastern Asia from eastern Russia and Siberia through China, Korea, and Japan. Winters in southern China and southern Japan.

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Song & Call Comparison

African Black Duck

さえずり

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

さえずり

Female produces a loud, descending quacking series; male gives a low, nasal grunt. Vocalizations closely resemble the Indian Spot-billed Duck; pairs call antiphonally on East Asian wetlands.

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Geographic Range & Migration

African Black Duck

Resident across South and Southeast Asia, from India to southern China and the Philippines. Non-migratory in most of its range.

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Found in wetlands across Southeast Asia, from India to China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Largely resident; local seasonal movements.

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保全状況

Least Concern

African Black Duck

Least Concern

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Black Duck

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing …

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

羽毛

Brown body with pale buff face and throat; dark crown and eye stripe. Yellow-tipped black bill lacking the red spot of Indian Spot-billed Duck. Iridescent green speculum with white border. …

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About These Birds

African Black Duck

アフリカンブラックダックはサハラ以南のアフリカの急流河川に生息する特殊なカモです。暗褐色の羽毛と白い斑点が特徴で、水流の速い清澄な渓流を好みます。繁殖期には縄張り意識が強く、ペアで生活します。急流の水生昆虫や甲殻類を主食とします。

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

オナガガモに似たこのカモは東アジアに分布し、中国、ロシア極東、日本などに生息します。嘴に黄色い斑点があるのが特徴で、湿地や水田、池に生息します。冬季には暖かい地方に渡りますが、一部は通年同じ地域に留まります。

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