African Black Duck vs Salvadori's Teal

Anas sparsa 比較対象 Salvadorina waigiuensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Black Duck Salvadori's Teal
学名 Anas sparsa Salvadorina waigiuensis
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 345.6666666666667 g (12.19 oz)
食性 -- --
一腹卵数 4-9 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

African Black Duck only

Salvadori's Teal 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.

Salvadori's Teal

Fast-flowing clear mountain streams and rivers at 1,000–3,900 m on New Guinea. Requires clean turbulent water with abundant aquatic invertebrates. Avoids lowland and polluted rivers.

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.

Salvadori's Teal

さえずり

A soft, piping whistle from New Guinea mountain streams. Relatively poorly known; call is a gentle, reedy note. Behavior and vocalizations remain incompletely documented.

保全状況

Least Concern

African Black Duck

Least Concern

Salvadori's Teal

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 …

Salvadori's Teal

羽毛

Dark brown plumage with fine pale spotting and barring throughout. Head dark brown; underparts barred brown and buff. Yellow bill with dark tip. Legs and feet yellow. Unique highland New …

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。

Salvadori's Teal

A small brown torrent-adapted duck with a yellow bill, spotted body, and barred flanks. Endemic to New Guinea's mountain rivers. Often compared to New Zealand's Blue Duck in ecological niche. Inhabits fast-flowing alpine streams. Poorly studied; listed as Vulnerable.

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