African Black Duck vs Flying Steamerduck

Anas sparsa 비교 대상 Tachyeres patachonicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 African Black Duck Flying Steamerduck
학명 Anas sparsa Tachyeres patachonicus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 57.4 cm (22.6 in)
체중 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 2620.75 g (92.44 oz)
식성 -- --
산란 수 4-9 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

African Black Duck only

없음

Flying Steamerduck 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.

Flying Steamerduck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, coastal bays, and channels in Patagonian Chile and Argentina from the Lakes Region south to Tierra del Fuego. Partially migratory; some populations move to coasts in winter.

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.

Flying Steamerduck

노래

A harsh, rattling 'rrrrr' and nasal calls. Flying Steamerduck can fly (unlike some relatives) and gives vocal calls in flight. Contact calls are clattering and guttural.

보전 상태

Least Concern

African Black Duck

Least Concern

Flying Steamerduck

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 …

Flying Steamerduck

깃털

Males gray with chestnut-brown breast and white eye-stripe. Females brown-gray with white eye-ring and chestnut flanks. Orange-yellow bill. Only Tachyeres species capable of sustained flight. Wings larger.

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.

Flying Steamerduck

The only flying species among the four steamerducks, with grey plumage, rufous-washed head, and an orange-yellow bill. Can fly strongly unlike its relatives. Found in Patagonian freshwater and coastal habitats. Highly territorial; pairs defend stretches of river or lakeshore aggressively.

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