Black-headed Duck vs Salvadori's Teal

Heteronetta atricapilla 比較対象 Salvadorina waigiuensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black-headed Duck Salvadori's Teal
学名 Heteronetta atricapilla Salvadorina waigiuensis
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 34.7 cm (13.7 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 528.5 g (18.64 oz) 345.6666666666667 g (12.19 oz)
食性 Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet … Dabbles for seeds and aquatic invertebrates in shallow wetlands; diet broadly omnivorous; invertebrate intake peaks …
一腹卵数 2 3-4
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black-headed Duck only

Salvadori's Teal only

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Salvadori's Teal

Breeds across northern Eurasia; winters in tropical Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Broad Palearctic–Oriental migration.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

Least Concern

Salvadori's Teal

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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.

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 …

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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。

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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