African Black Duck vs Bufflehead

Anas sparsa 比較対象 Bucephala albeola

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Black Duck Bufflehead
学名 Anas sparsa Bucephala albeola
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 32.2 cm (12.7 in)
体重 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 400.5 g (14.13 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in … Dives for aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small molluscs in freshwater and coastal habitats. One of …
一腹卵数 4-9 5-14
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Black Duck only

None

Bufflehead only

None

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.

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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.

Bufflehead

さえずり

Male produces a soft, squeaky whistle; female gives a harsh, nasal quack. The male's thin, reedy whistle is barely audible; pairs exchange quiet contact calls at boreal forest ponds.

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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.

Bufflehead

Breeds in boreal forest of western and central North America. Winters along both coasts and interior lakes from southern Canada south to Mexico.

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保全状況

Least Concern

African Black Duck

Least Concern

Bufflehead

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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 …

Bufflehead

羽毛

Male has iridescent green-purple head with a large triangular white patch from behind eye over crown; body clean white except for black back. Female is dark sooty-brown with a single …

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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。

Bufflehead

北米最小の潜水ガモ(約400g)、アナチダエ科、雄は大きな白い頭部斑を持つ虹彩色の紫緑の頭部。池や湖の近くの林に繁殖し、キツツキの穴に巣を作る;沿岸の湾と内陸の水域で越冬する。水生無脊椎動物と小魚を食べる。個体数が安定した軽度懸念種。

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