American Black Duck vs American Wigeon

Anas rubripes 비교 대상 Mareca americana

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Black Duck American Wigeon
학명 Anas rubripes Mareca americana
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 50.6 cm (19.9 in)
체중 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 938.125 g (33.09 oz)
식성 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet more invertebrate-heavy in breeding …
산란 수 1-17 3-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

American Black Duck only

American Wigeon 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.

American Wigeon

Breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes in boreal and northern forest of North America. Winters on coastal bays, estuaries, freshwater wetlands, and agricultural fields from the southern United States to Central America.

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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.

American Wigeon

노래

Male produces a three-note whew-whew-wheoo whistle; female gives a low grunting purr. The male's clear, looping whistle is distinctive on North American ponds and marshes.

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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.

American Wigeon

Resident across Australia and parts of New Guinea. Sedentary in wetlands; locally nomadic in arid interior zones.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

American Wigeon

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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 …

American Wigeon

깃털

Males have white forehead and crown; iridescent green eye patch; pinkish-buff breast; gray flanks; white belly. White forewing patch in flight. Females mottled brown-gray with gray head. Dimorphic.

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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.

American Wigeon

중간 크기의 초지 오리로 체장 45–56cm이며, 수컷은 밤색 머리에 흰색과 녹색의 이마 반점이 있고 회색 몸통, 흰색 배를 갖는다. 북아메리카의 내륙 습지, 대초원 연못, 해안 초지에 서식하며, 수초와 풀을 뜯어 먹는다. 북아메리카에서 가장 흔한 오리 중 하나이다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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