American Black Duck vs Knob-billed Duck

Anas rubripes 비교 대상 Sarkidiornis melanotos

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 American Black Duck Knob-billed Duck
학명 Anas rubripes Sarkidiornis melanotos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 64.2 cm (25.3 in)
체중 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1817.5 g (64.11 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 1-17 6-20
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

American Black Duck only

Knob-billed Duck 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.

Knob-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, marshes, floodplains, and forested wetlands across sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia from India to southern China. Nests in large tree hollows near water.

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.

Knob-billed Duck

노래

A low, grunting 'wuk' or soft, nasal 'krank'. Similar to Comb Duck in call quality. Generally quiet; calls are not loud or distinctive compared to other large African waterfowl.

보전 상태

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Knob-billed Duck

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 …

Knob-billed Duck

깃털

Males have white head with black spots; iridescent dark blue-black back and wings; white underparts with gray flanks. Large black fleshy knob atop bill. Females smaller, brown, and lack the …

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.

Knob-billed Duck

Old World equivalent of the Comb Duck, with iridescent black-and-white body and the male's distinctive bill knob. Found across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Uses tree cavities for nesting. Gregarious outside breeding season; forms large flocks at seasonal wetlands.

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