African Black Duck vs Marbled Duck

Anas sparsa 비교 대상 Marmaronetta angustirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 African Black Duck Marbled Duck
학명 Anas sparsa Marmaronetta angustirostris
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장
날개 폭 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 40.1 cm (15.8 in)
체중 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 422.5 g (14.90 oz)
식성 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in … Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates in coastal …
산란 수 4-9 5-20
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

African Black Duck only

Marbled Duck only

없음

African Black Duck

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

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

African Black Duck

노래

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

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

African Black Duck

Resident across South and Southeast Asia, from India to southern China and the Philippines. Non-migratory in most of its range.

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

African Black Duck

Near Threatened

Marbled Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

African Black Duck

깃털

Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing …

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

African Black Duck

아프리카 검정 오리는 사하라 이남 아프리카의 산간 하천과 개울에 서식하는 중간 크기의 오리입니다. 어두운 갈색 깃털과 흰색 반점이 특징이며, 빠르게 흐르는 물에 적응되어 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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