American Black Duck vs Eurasian Wigeon

Anas rubripes comparado com Mareca penelope

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck Eurasian Wigeon
Nome científico Anas rubripes Mareca penelope
Ordem Anseriformes Anseriformes
Família Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 50,1 cm (19.7 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 783,75 g (27.65 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-17 6-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

American Black Duck only

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Eurasian Wigeon only

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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.

Eurasian Wigeon

Breeds on boreal and subarctic lakes and bogs across Eurasia from Iceland east to Siberia. Winters in huge numbers on estuaries, lakes, and coastal grasslands in western Europe and South and Southeast Asia.

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.

Eurasian Wigeon

Canto

Male produces a clear, ringing whee-oo whistle; female gives a low, guttural purr. The male's bright, piping call is the classic sound of European winter estuaries and flocks.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Eurasian 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 …

Eurasian Wigeon

Plumagem

Males have chestnut head with creamy-yellow forehead blaze; pink-buff breast; gray flanks; white belly. White forewing patch conspicuous in flight. Females rufous-brown. Compact with small bill. 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.

Eurasian Wigeon

A medium-sized compact duck. Males have a chestnut head with creamy-yellow forehead blaze, pink breast, grey body, and white wing patch. Highly migratory; one of Europe's most abundant wintering ducks. Grazes on short grass and aquatic vegetation.

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