American Black Duck vs Common Pochard

Anas rubripes 비교 대상 Aythya ferina

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Black Duck Common Pochard
학명 Anas rubripes Aythya ferina
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Vulnerable
체장
날개 폭 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 41.7 cm (16.4 in)
체중 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 845.5 g (29.82 oz)
식성 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow water; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic …
산란 수 1-17 3-22
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

American Black Duck only

Common Pochard 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.

Common Pochard

Breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and estuaries.

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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.

Common Pochard

노래

Male emits a soft, wheezing purr; female gives a harsh, grating quacking series. The male's gentle, sibilant purring contrasts with the female's loud, grating call on European and Asian lakes.

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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.

Common Pochard

Breeds across northern and central North America; winters in Mexico, Central America, and along both US coasts.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Vulnerable

Common Pochard

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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 …

Common Pochard

깃털

Males have chestnut-red head and neck; black breast; pale gray body; black undertail. Red eye. Blue-gray bill with dark base and tip. Females brown with pale face and eye-ring. Gray …

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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.

Common Pochard

중간 크기의 잠수오리입니다. 수컷은 풍부한 밤색 빨간 머리, 검은 가슴, 연한 회색 몸통을 가지며 암컷은 창백한 얼굴의 갈색입니다. 유라시아 전역에 넓게 분포합니다. 개체수가 급격히 감소 중이며 유럽 적색목록에서 취약(VU) 종입니다.

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