American Black Duck vs Marbled Duck

Anas rubripes 비교 대상 Marmaronetta angustirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Black Duck Marbled Duck
학명 Anas rubripes Marmaronetta angustirostris
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 40.1 cm (15.8 in)
체중 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 422.5 g (14.90 oz)
식성 Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates in coastal …
산란 수 1-17 5-20
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

American Black Duck only

Marbled 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.

Marbled Duck

Shallow densely vegetated freshwater and brackish marshes, rice paddies, and lagoons in the Mediterranean basin, Middle East, and Central Asia. Winters in Africa and South Asia. Dependent on emergent wetland vegetation.

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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.

Marbled Duck

노래

Male gives a low, guttural chuckling; female produces a nasal, rattling quack. Calls are relatively quiet for a duck; the chuckling male call is unusual among Eurasian and North African …

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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.

Marbled Duck

Breeds in the high Arctic; winters on the open Atlantic Ocean and along coastlines from Labrador to the Gulf of Mexico.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Near Threatened

Marbled 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 …

Marbled Duck

깃털

Pale sandy-buff plumage with bold white spots throughout; distinctive marbled pattern. Dark eye patch forming mask. Pale face and throat. No iridescent speculum. Gray bill; gray legs. Sexes similar. Mediterranean …

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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.

Marbled Duck

중간 크기의 오리로 체장 38–42cm이며, 연한 갈색에 흰색 점박이 무늬, 눈 주위 어두운 반점을 갖는다. 지중해 동부부터 중앙아시아까지 분포하며, 얕고 조용한 담수 습지에 서식한다. 수생식물과 소형 무척추동물을 먹는다. 취약한 상태이다.

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