American Black Duck vs Red-breasted Goose

Anas rubripes 비교 대상 Branta ruficollis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Black Duck Red-breasted Goose
학명 Anas rubripes Branta ruficollis
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Vulnerable
체장
날개 폭 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 69.1 cm (27.2 in)
체중 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1253.25 g (44.21 oz)
식성 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Grazes grasses, seeds, and aquatic plants; introduced to many wetlands; upends in shallow water for …
산란 수 1-17 3-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

American Black Duck only

Red-breasted 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.

Red-breasted Goose

Breeds on river-terrace tundra in northwestern Siberia, often near Peregrine or Rough-legged Buzzard nests for protection. Winters on agricultural steppes and lake margins around the Black Sea and Caspian Sea.

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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.

Red-breasted Goose

노래

A high-pitched, rapid 'kik-kik-kik' call. More vocal during migration; flocks give constant chattering. Considered a more squeaky, high-pitched call than other Branta geese.

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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.

Red-breasted Goose

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic tundra in North America; winters along both US coasts and interior wetlands south to Central America.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Vulnerable

Red-breasted 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 …

Red-breasted Goose

깃털

Unmistakable; vivid chestnut-red patch on face and breast bordered by white stripes. Black crown, back, wings, and belly. White flank stripe and undertail. Compact and striking. 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.

Red-breasted Goose

선명한 밤색 빨간 가슴과 얼굴 반점, 흑백 몸통, 흰 옆구리 줄무늬를 가진 작고 뚜렷하게 무늬 있는 기러기입니다. 시베리아 툰드라에서 번식하며 주로 흑해 주변에서 월동합니다. 가장 화려하고 멸종위기에 처한 기러기 중 하나로, 사냥과 월동지 농업 변화로 위협받고 있습니다.

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