Ring-necked Duck vs African Pygmy-goose

Aythya collaris 比較対象 Nettapus auritus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ring-necked Duck African Pygmy-goose
学名 Aythya collaris Nettapus auritus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 39.0 cm (15.4 in) 29.9 cm (11.8 in)
体重 825.5 g (29.12 oz) 272.5 g (9.61 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by benthic … Filter-feeds on invertebrates and seeds; dabbles in shallow ponds; diet more plant-based outside spring breeding …
一腹卵数 6-14 6-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ring-necked Duck only

African Pygmy-goose only

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Ring-necked Duck

Breeds on boreal lakes and bogs in North America from Alaska and Canada south to the northern United States. Winters on freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and marshes across the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.

African Pygmy-goose

Freshwater lakes, ponds, and rivers with floating water lilies and other aquatic vegetation across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Tanzania. Nests in tree cavities near water. Highly dependent on water lily vegetation.

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Song & Call Comparison

Ring-necked Duck

さえずり

Male produces a low, purring wheeze; female gives a harsh, rolling quack. The purring male call is understated; found on North American freshwater lakes; female calls are emphatic and nasal.

African Pygmy-goose

さえずり

Male produces a soft, wheezy whistle; female gives a quiet, duck-like quack. Pairs exchange rapid twittering notes during courtship on lily-covered African pools.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ring-necked Duck

Breeds in western Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California.

African Pygmy-goose

Breeds across temperate to sub-Arctic Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Ring-necked Duck

Least Concern

African Pygmy-goose

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How to Tell Them Apart

Ring-necked Duck

羽毛

Males black back and breast; gray flanks with white vertical mark near breast. Iridescent dark purple head with subtle chestnut neck ring. Bill blue-gray with white ring near tip. Females …

African Pygmy-goose

羽毛

Tiny. Males have glossy dark green head with orange facial patch and ear spot; chestnut-orange flanks; white underparts; black and green back. Females duller with dark eye-stripe. Small yellow-green bill.

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About These Birds

Ring-necked Duck

リングネックドダックは北米に繁殖する潜水性カモです。雄は黒い頭部と胸部、灰色の体、嘴の白いリングが特徴的です。森林に囲まれた湖や池を好み、水草の塊茎、種子、水生昆虫を潜って採食します。冬季には南部の湖や河川に大群で渡ります。

African Pygmy-goose

アフリカンピグミーグースはアフリカ南部と東部に分布する小型の木巣性カモです。雄の緑と栗色の美しい羽毛と小さなサイズが特徴的です。水草が豊富な湖や沼地に生息し、蓮や水草の種子を主食とします。木の洞に営巣します。

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