Black-headed Duck vs Andean Duck

Heteronetta atricapilla 비교 대상 Oxyura ferruginea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-headed Duck Andean Duck
학명 Heteronetta atricapilla Oxyura ferruginea
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 34.7 cm (13.7 in) 31.4 cm (12.4 in)
체중 528.5 g (18.64 oz) 800.75 g (28.25 oz)
식성 Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet … Dives for aquatic invertebrates and plant seeds in Andean lakes and marshes. Diet similar to …
산란 수 2 6-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black-headed Duck only

Andean Duck only

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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.

Andean Duck

노래

Male gives a rapid, staccato drumming display call; female produces a nasal, quacking rattle. The male's mechanical drumming is similar to Ruddy Duck; echoes across Andean high-altitude lakes.

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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.

Andean Duck

Resident in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Found on high-altitude lakes above 3,000 m.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

Least Concern

Andean Duck

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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.

Andean Duck

깃털

Male is dark chestnut-rufous overall with black head, white cheeks tinged grey, and deep blue bill. Female is dark brownish with pale cheeks divided by a dark bar; similar to …

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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.

Andean Duck

A stocky stiff-tailed duck (~800 g) of family Anatidae inhabiting high-altitude Andean lakes and wetlands from Colombia to Argentina. Males are rich chestnut with a blue bill during the breeding season. Dives for aquatic plants and invertebrates in cold Andean waters. Least Concern; formerly considered conspecific with Ruddy Duck but now recognized as a distinct species.

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