Ringed Teal vs Black-headed Duck

Callonetta leucophrys 비교 대상 Heteronetta atricapilla

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ringed Teal Black-headed Duck
학명 Callonetta leucophrys Heteronetta atricapilla
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 33.8 cm (13.3 in) 34.7 cm (13.7 in)
체중 345.0 g (12.17 oz) 528.5 g (18.64 oz)
식성 Eats seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; filter-feeds in shallow water; broadly omnivorous and seasonally … Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet …
산란 수 6-12 2
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ringed Teal only

Black-headed Duck only

Ringed Teal

Subtropical forests, gallery woodlands, and wooded wetland margins in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina. Nests in tree hollows near water. Requires forested streams and rivers.

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Song & Call Comparison

Ringed Teal

노래

Male utters a soft, high-pitched squeak; female gives a low, grunting kow note. Courtship involves quiet twittering exchanges between pairs in South American gallery forests.

Black-headed Duck

노래

Male gives a soft, raspy peeping note; female produces a muted quack. An obligate brood parasite with reduced vocalizations; subdued calls suit its secretive lifestyle among Argentine reeds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ringed Teal

Breeds in the southern Palearctic from the Iberian Peninsula to Central Asia; winters mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.

Black-headed Duck

Resident in southern South America from southern Brazil and Bolivia south to Argentina and Chile. Found on lakes and marshes in open lowlands.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Ringed Teal

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Ringed Teal

깃털

Males have gray head with black crown; pink breast with black spots; chestnut back; buff-white flanks with fine barring. White facial blaze. Females brown with pale supercilium and white spots …

Black-headed Duck

깃털

Male has distinctive jet-black head and neck, warm chestnut-brown back, and pale buff underparts; blue-grey bill with red base. Female is streaked brown above with pale supercilium and whitish underparts.

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About These Birds

Ringed Teal

A small ornate teal. Males have a pink-chestnut breast, grey flanks, and grey-brown back with dark green speculum; females are brown with distinctive white eye-ring and spotted flanks. Found in subtropical forests of South America. Nests in tree cavities. Perches and roosts in trees.

Black-headed Duck

검은머리오리(Heteronetta atricapilla)는 남아메리카산 약 530g의 소형 잠수 오리로, 오리과의 유일한 탁란성 종이다. 다른 수조류 둥지에 알을 낳는다.

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