Black-headed Duck vs White-headed Steamerduck

Heteronetta atricapilla 비교 대상 Tachyeres leucocephalus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black-headed Duck White-headed Steamerduck
학명 Heteronetta atricapilla Tachyeres leucocephalus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Vulnerable
체장
날개 폭 34.7 cm (13.7 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
체중 528.5 g (18.64 oz) 3250.0 g (114.64 oz)
식성 Parasitic; adults may feed on aquatic plants, seeds, and invertebrates in South American marshes. Diet … Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material in shallow water; diet shifts more toward …
산란 수 2 3-6
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Black-headed Duck only

White-headed Steamerduck only

White-headed Steamerduck

Rocky coastal shores, sea channels, and sheltered bays along the Patagonian coast of Chubut Province, Argentina. Flightless; strictly coastal. Nests on rocky headlands. Very limited geographic range.

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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.

White-headed Steamerduck

노래

A deep, rattling call from Patagonian coastal habitat. VU status; calls similar to Magellanic Steamerduck but possibly subtly distinct. Vocalizations in wild remain understudied.

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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.

White-headed Steamerduck

Breeds across northern Canada in boreal and sub-Arctic lakes; winters on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Black-headed Duck

Vulnerable

White-headed Steamerduck

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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.

White-headed Steamerduck

깃털

Flightless. Males have white head and neck contrasting with dark gray-brown body; orange bill. Females brown with white facial markings and less contrasting head. Restricted to Chubut, Argentina coast.

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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.

White-headed Steamerduck

A large flightless steamerduck with grey body and an entirely white head in males, found only along the Patagonian coast of Chubut Province, Argentina. One of the rarest ducks in South America; range extends for only about 400 km of coastline.

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