American Black Duck vs American Wigeon

Anas rubripes comparado com Mareca americana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck American Wigeon
Nome científico Anas rubripes Mareca americana
Ordem Anseriformes Anseriformes
Família Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 938,125 g (33.09 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-17 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

American Black Duck only

American Wigeon only

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.

American Wigeon

Breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes in boreal and northern forest of North America. Winters on coastal bays, estuaries, freshwater wetlands, and agricultural fields from the southern United States to Central America.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

American Wigeon

Canto

Male produces a three-note whew-whew-wheoo whistle; female gives a low grunting purr. The male's clear, looping whistle is distinctive on North American ponds and marshes.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

American Wigeon

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

American Wigeon

Plumagem

Males have white forehead and crown; iridescent green eye patch; pinkish-buff breast; gray flanks; white belly. White forewing patch in flight. Females mottled brown-gray with gray head. Dimorphic.

About These Birds

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.

American Wigeon

A medium-sized duck. Males have a creamy-white forehead blaze, broad green eye-stripe, pink-brown body, and white shoulder patch; females are warm brown. Common in North America; winters in coastal wetlands and agricultural land. Grazes on grass and aquatic plants.

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