Brown Teal vs African Black Duck

Anas chlorotis comparado com Anas sparsa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brown Teal African Black Duck
Nome científico Anas chlorotis Anas sparsa
Ordem Anseriformes Anseriformes
Família Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservação Near Threatened Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 39,3 cm (15.5 in) 49,5 cm (19.5 in)
Peso 683,6 g (24.11 oz) 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 5-6 4-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Brown Teal only

Nenhum

African Black Duck only

Nenhum

Brown Teal

Dense shrubland, forest streams, freshwater ponds, and coastal wetlands in northern New Zealand, especially Northland and predator-free offshore islands. Most active at dusk and dawn.

African Black Duck

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

Song & Call Comparison

Brown Teal

Canto

Female gives a soft, nasal quacking call; male produces a high, whistled peep. Both sexes are quiet; unobtrusive calls suit this threatened New Zealand nocturnal duck.

African Black Duck

Canto

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

Estado de conservação

Near Threatened

Brown Teal

Least Concern

African Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Brown Teal

Plumagem

Dark brown body with fine mottling. Males have iridescent green head sheen, white eye-ring, and chestnut breast. Females duller and browner with paler face and white eye-ring. Iridescent green speculum. …

African Black Duck

Plumagem

Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing …

About These Birds

Brown Teal

A small brown duck with white eye-ring in males, dark brown plumage with chestnut flanks, and green speculum. Formerly widespread; now largely restricted to offshore islands and Northland, New Zealand. Endangered; predator control essential for survival.

African Black Duck

O pato-negro-africano é um pato dabbling de tamanho médio das correntes de montanha e rios do leste e sul da África. Tem plumagem preta com barras brancas visíveis no peito e flancos. Habita rios de correnteza rápida com margens rochosas, geralmente em altitudes mais elevadas. É menos dependente de zonas húmidas abertas do que a maioria dos patos dabbling. É encontrado em florestas ribeirínhas e paisagens de savana com rios adequados. É uma espécie residente e não migratória.

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