Wood Duck vs Black-headed Duck

Aix sponsa 비교 대상 Heteronetta atricapilla

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Wood Duck Black-headed Duck
학명 Aix sponsa Heteronetta atricapilla
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 44.1 cm (17.4 in) 34.7 cm (13.7 in)
체중 691.75 g (24.40 oz) 528.5 g (18.64 oz)
식성 Dabbles for seeds and aquatic invertebrates; diet shifts between plant matter and invertebrates seasonally in … Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet …
산란 수 9-15 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Wood Duck only

Black-headed Duck only

Wood Duck

Wooded swamps, beaver ponds, forested river margins, and tree-lined lakes in eastern and western North America. Nests in tree cavities up to 15m high. Readily uses nest boxes. Winters on wooded freshwater wetlands.

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Song & Call Comparison

Wood Duck

노래

Male gives a loud, rising 'jeeee' whistle; female gives a soft, nasal 'oo-eek'. One of North America's most beautiful ducks; its call matches its spectacular appearance.

Black-headed Duck

노래

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Wood Duck

Breeds in Eurasia; winters across tropical and southern Africa, the Middle East, and South and Southeast Asia.

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.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Wood Duck

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wood Duck

깃털

Males iridescent green and purple-crested head with white throat patches and facial stripes. Chestnut breast, buffy flanks, dark back. Red eye and bill. Females gray-brown with white eye-ring teardrop. Spectacular …

Black-headed Duck

깃털

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.

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About These Birds

Wood Duck

북미에서 가장 화려한 오리 중 하나; 수컷은 홍채 녹색-자주색 볏 머리, 화려한 빨강, 흰색, 파란색 무늬를 가진다. 숲이 많은 늪과 강변에서 번식하며 나무 구멍에 둥지를 튼다. 암컷은 갈색이며 흰 눈물 무늬가 있다. 씨앗, 도토리, 수생 식물을 먹는다.

Black-headed Duck

검은머리오리(Heteronetta atricapilla)는 남아메리카산 약 530g의 소형 잠수 오리로, 오리과의 유일한 탁란성 종이다. 다른 수조류 둥지에 알을 낳는다.

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