American Black Duck vs Southern Pochard

Anas rubripes comparado com Netta erythrophthalma

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck Southern Pochard
Nome científico Anas rubripes Netta erythrophthalma
Ordem Anseriformes Anseriformes
Família Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Least Concern
Comprimento
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 41,6 cm (16.4 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 820,8 g (28.95 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-17 5-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

American Black Duck only

Southern Pochard only

Nenhum

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.

Southern Pochard

Freshwater and brackish lakes, pans, and marshes in sub-Saharan Africa and separately in Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and Ecuador. Nomadic in Africa; follows seasonal flooding.

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.

Southern Pochard

Canto

Male gives a harsh, buzzy churr; female produces a series of resonant quacks. The male's buzzy display call is subdued; the female's loud, emphatic quacking dominates African wetland sounds.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Southern Pochard

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 …

Southern Pochard

Plumagem

Males deep brown with iridescent black head and red eye; pale blue-gray bill with dark tip. Females brown with pale face and pale crescent behind eye. White wing stripe in …

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.

Southern Pochard

A medium-sized diving duck. Males have a dark chestnut-brown head and body with a white eye-ring and red eye; females are brown with white facial crescent. Found in sub-Saharan Africa and South America. Nomadic in Africa; follows water availability.

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