Reunion Shelduck vs American Black Duck

Alopochen kervazoi comparado com Anas rubripes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Reunion Shelduck American Black Duck
Nome científico Alopochen kervazoi Anas rubripes
Ordem Anseriformes Anseriformes
Família Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservação Extinct Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura -- 1-17
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Reunion Shelduck only

Nenhum

American Black Duck only

Reunion Shelduck

Historically restricted to Réunion Island in the Mascarene archipelago. Now extinct; last evidence from early colonial period. Presumably inhabited freshwater wetland habitats on the island.

American Black Duck

Freshwater and brackish wetlands in eastern North America from Atlantic Canada south along the coast to Georgia. Breeds in northern bogs and wetlands. Winters on coastal marshes, estuaries, and freshwater lakes.

Song & Call Comparison

Reunion Shelduck

Canto

Extinct (EX); no vocalizations recorded. The Reunion Shelduck was exterminated soon after European contact. No contemporary accounts of its call survive in the historical record.

American Black Duck

Canto

Female produces a loud, deep quacking series; male gives a low, raspy grunt. Voice is deeper and huskier than a Mallard; pairs call powerfully across northeastern North American wetlands.

Estado de conservação

Extinct

Reunion Shelduck

Least Concern

American Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Reunion Shelduck

Plumagem

Extinct Mascarene species known only from subfossil bones found on Réunion. Plumage unrecorded; presumed similar to Egyptian Goose with brownish-gray tones. Extirpated following European colonization.

American Black Duck

Plumagem

Sooty dark brown body; head and neck paler buff with dark streaking. Iridescent purple speculum without white border. Males have yellow-green bill; females olive with orange blotches. Silvery underwings in …

About These Birds

Reunion Shelduck

An extinct shelduck formerly endemic to Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean. Known only from subfossil bones and brief historical records from the 17th century. Went extinct shortly after European colonization. No illustrations or detailed physical description of the living bird is known.

American Black Duck

O pato-negro americano é um pato dabbling robusto encontrado no leste da América do Norte. É estreitamente relacionado com o pato-real e os dois hybridizam extensivamente. Apresenta uma plumagem escura castanho-preta característica com cabeça mais pálida e espelhos violeta nas asas. Habita zonas húmidas costeiras e de interior, florestas e pradarias ao longo das regiões orientais. É uma espécie cinegética importante, mas as suas populações diminuíram devido à hibridização com patos-reais e perda de habitat.

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