Black-headed Duck vs Siberian Scoter

Heteronetta atricapilla 比較対象 Melanitta stejnegeri

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-headed Duck Siberian Scoter
学名 Heteronetta atricapilla Melanitta stejnegeri
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.7 cm (13.7 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
体重 528.5 g (18.64 oz) 1267.5 g (44.71 oz)
食性 Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet … Dives for bivalves, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal East Asian waters. Diet similar to …
一腹卵数 2 6-9
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black-headed Duck only

None

Siberian Scoter only

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Song & Call Comparison

Black-headed Duck

さえずり

Male gives a soft, raspy peeping note; female produces a muted quack. An obligate brood parasite with reduced vocalizations; subdued calls suit its secretive lifestyle among Argentine reeds.

Siberian Scoter

さえずり

Male emits a soft, piping whistle; female produces a guttural, grating call. Voice resembles White-winged Scoter; heard during winter on East Asian coasts and large inland seas.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black-headed Duck

Resident in southern South America from southern Brazil and Bolivia south to Argentina and Chile. Found on lakes and marshes in open lowlands.

Siberian Scoter

Breeds in boreal forests and tundra of central and eastern Siberia. Winters along the coasts of Japan, Korea, and northeastern China.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

Least Concern

Siberian Scoter

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black-headed Duck

羽毛

Male has distinctive jet-black head and neck, warm chestnut-brown back, and pale buff underparts; blue-grey bill with red base. Female is streaked brown above with pale supercilium and whitish underparts.

Siberian Scoter

羽毛

Male is uniformly black with white secondaries forming wing patch; orange-yellow bill has large black knob at base and pale yellow tip. Female dark brown with paler facial patches and …

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About These Birds

Black-headed Duck

クロアタマカモはアルゼンチン・チリ・ウルグアイ・ブラジル南部の南アメリカ温帯湖沼・湿地に生息する托卵性のカモ(体長32〜35 cm)。雄は黒い頭と薄い茶色の体が特徴。他のカモ・コオット・ヒクイナの巣に托卵する。育雛しない数少ない水禽の一つ。

Siberian Scoter

シベリアスコーター。東アジア北部のシベリアで繁殖し、日本や韓国の沿岸で越冬する。雄は黒色で複雑な色の嘴と白い目が特徴的。貝類や甲殻類を潜水して捕食する。脆弱種。

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