American Black Duck vs Yellow-billed Duck

Anas rubripes 비교 대상 Anas undulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Black Duck Yellow-billed Duck
학명 Anas rubripes Anas undulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 48.1 cm (18.9 in)
체중 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 907.6666666666666 g (32.02 oz)
식성 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Dives for fish, frogs, and aquatic invertebrates; uses serrated bill to grip prey; diet shifts …
산란 수 1-17 4-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

American Black Duck only

Yellow-billed Duck only

없음

American Black Duck

Freshwater and brackish wetlands in eastern North America from Atlantic Canada south along the coast to Georgia. Breeds in northern bogs and wetlands. Winters on coastal marshes, estuaries, and freshwater lakes.

Yellow-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, and dams across eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Uganda south to the Cape. Tolerates agricultural impoundments and urban wetlands. Largely sedentary.

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Song & Call Comparison

American Black Duck

노래

Female produces a loud, deep quacking series; male gives a low, raspy grunt. Voice is deeper and huskier than a Mallard; pairs call powerfully across northeastern North American wetlands.

Yellow-billed Duck

노래

Female gives a loud, descending quacking series; male utters a soft, raspy rehb note. The female's strong quacking call is the dominant sound at sub-Saharan African wetlands.

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Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Breeds in the steppe zone of Central Asia; winters in South Asia, East Africa, and coastal Southeast Asia.

Yellow-billed Duck

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Sedentary in freshwater wetlands.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

American Black Duck

깃털

Sooty dark brown body; head and neck paler buff with dark streaking. Iridescent purple speculum without white border. Males have yellow-green bill; females olive with orange blotches. Silvery underwings in …

Yellow-billed Duck

깃털

Brown body with scaly pale-edged feathers; head brown with paler face and throat. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with black central stripe. Iridescent green-and-black speculum with white borders. Sexes similar.

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About These Birds

American Black Duck

아메리카 검정 오리는 북아메리카 동부에 서식하는 중간 크기의 오리로, 말라드와 매우 유사하지만 전체적으로 더 어둡고 뚜렷한 보라색 날개 거울을 가지고 있습니다.

Yellow-billed Duck

노란부리 오리는 동아프리카와 남아프리카에 서식하는 중간 크기의 오리입니다. 황색 부리와 갈색 반점의 몸통이 특징이며, 고도가 높은 호수와 습지를 선호합니다.

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