American Black Duck vs Black Scoter
Anas rubripes 비교 대상 Melanitta americana
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | American Black Duck | Black Scoter |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Anas rubripes | Melanitta americana |
| 목 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 과 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 53.4 cm (21.0 in) | 44.0 cm (17.3 in) |
| 체중 | 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) | 1046.1 g (36.90 oz) |
| 식성 | Eats fish and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet shifts toward molluscs … | Dives for molluscs, particularly mussels and clams, in coastal waters. Takes aquatic insects and plant … |
| 산란 수 | 1-17 | 5-11 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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.
Song & Call Comparison
American Black Duck
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.
Black Scoter
Male produces a low, melodious whistle; female gives a harsh, grating call. Closely related to Common Scoter; voice very similar; heard on North American Pacific and Atlantic coasts in winter.
Geographic Range & Migration
American Black Duck
Breeds in the steppe zone of Central Asia; winters in South Asia, East Africa, and coastal Southeast Asia.
Black Scoter
Breeds in boreal forests and tundra of Alaska and northern Canada. Winters along Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to Baja California and Florida.
보전 상태
American Black Duck
Black Scoter
How to Tell Them Apart
American Black Duck
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 …
Black Scoter
Male is pure glossy black throughout with a prominent bright orange-yellow knob at bill base. Female is dark sooty-brown with pale buff cheeks and foreneck contrasting with darker cap and …
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.
Black Scoter
대형 해오리로 체장 48–55cm이며, 수컷은 전신이 검은색에 노란색 부리 혹을 갖는다. 북아메리카 북부 습지에서 번식하고 태평양과 대서양 해안에서 월동한다. 잠수하여 연체동물, 갑각류, 수생 곤충을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.