American Black Duck vs Canada Goose

Anas rubripes 비교 대상 Branta canadensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Black Duck Canada Goose
학명 Anas rubripes Branta canadensis
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 84.6 cm (33.3 in)
체중 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 4906.599999999999 g (173.08 oz)
식성 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Grazes aquatic vegetation and grasses in Arctic tundra; migrates south to winter on estuaries eating …
산란 수 1-17 1-8
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

American Black Duck only

Canada Goose only

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.

Canada Goose

Lakes, rivers, ponds, parks, golf courses, agricultural fields, and coastal marshes across North America. Breeds on ground near water. Many populations now resident year-round in temperate urban areas.

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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.

Canada Goose

노래

A loud, resonant 'a-honk' or 'hrr-onk'. Flocks produce a constant clamoring honk during migration. Also gives softer cackling contact calls. One of the most recognizable bird sounds.

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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.

Canada Goose

Breeds across Canada and Alaska; winters from the contiguous US to northern Mexico. Introduced populations resident in Europe and New Zealand.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Canada Goose

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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 …

Canada Goose

깃털

Black head and long neck with bold white chin strap. Back and wings brown-gray; underparts pale tan to white on belly. White undertail coverts. Tail black. Large and familiar; sexes …

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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.

Canada Goose

검은 머리와 목, 흰 턱끈 반점, 갈색 몸통, 흰 아래꼬리를 가진 친숙한 큰 기러기입니다. 북미에서 가장 넓게 분포하는 기러기입니다. 적응력 덕분에 도시 공원에서 개체수가 극적으로 늘었습니다. 북부 범위에서 이동성이 있으며 온대 지역에서 점점 더 정주성입니다.

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