African Black Duck vs Baer's Pochard

Anas sparsa 比較対象 Aythya baeri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Black Duck Baer's Pochard
学名 Anas sparsa Aythya baeri
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 40.4 cm (15.9 in)
体重 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 707.25 g (24.95 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in … Dives for molluscs and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey in coastal shallow-water …
一腹卵数 4-9 6-13
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Black Duck only

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Baer's Pochard 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.

Baer's Pochard

Breeds on lakes and rivers in boreal forests of eastern Siberia and northeastern China. Winters on freshwater lakes and wetlands in eastern and southeastern Asia. Critically Endangered; tiny remaining population.

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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.

Baer's Pochard

さえずり

Male gives a low, grating wheeze; female produces a harsh quacking series. Calls resemble Tufted Duck but slightly softer; among the rarest duck calls in East Asia due to its …

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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.

Baer's Pochard

Breeds in Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters at sea off both US coasts and in the Great Lakes during migration.

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保全状況

Least Concern

African Black Duck

Critically Endangered

Baer's Pochard

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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 …

Baer's Pochard

羽毛

Males have dark glossy greenish-black head; chestnut breast; white flanks and undertail. White eye. Females brown with chestnut breast and pale face patch. White wing stripe in flight. Critically endangered …

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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。

Baer's Pochard

バエルのハジロはロシア東部と中国北東部で繁殖し、南アジアで越冬する潜水性カモです。雄は緑光沢のある黒い頭部と白い目が特徴的です。絶滅危惧種に指定されており、越冬地での狩猟圧力と繁殖地の湿地破壊が主な脅威です。

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