Black-headed Duck vs Southern Pochard

Heteronetta atricapilla 비교 대상 Netta erythrophthalma

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-headed Duck Southern Pochard
학명 Heteronetta atricapilla Netta erythrophthalma
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 34.7 cm (13.7 in) 41.6 cm (16.4 in)
체중 528.5 g (18.64 oz) 820.8 g (28.95 oz)
식성 Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet … Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; eats hard-shelled prey; diet shifts with coastal habitat …
산란 수 2 5-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black-headed Duck only

Southern Pochard only

없음

Southern Pochard

Freshwater and brackish lakes, pans, and marshes in sub-Saharan Africa and separately in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador. Nomadic in Africa; follows seasonal flooding.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Southern Pochard

노래

Male gives a harsh, buzzy churr; female produces a series of resonant quacks. The male's buzzy display call is subdued; the female's loud, emphatic quacking dominates African wetland sounds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Southern Pochard

Breeds across northern North America; winters along both coasts, the Gulf of Mexico, and in the Caribbean Basin.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

Least Concern

Southern Pochard

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Southern Pochard

깃털

Males deep brown with iridescent black head and red eye; pale blue-gray bill with dark tip. Females brown with pale face and pale crescent behind eye. White wing stripe in …

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About These Birds

Black-headed Duck

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

Southern Pochard

A medium-sized diving duck. Males have a dark chestnut-brown head and body with a white eye-ring and red eye; females are brown with white facial crescent. Found in sub-Saharan Africa and South America. Nomadic in Africa; follows water availability.

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