American Black Duck vs White-headed Steamerduck

Anas rubripes comparado com Tachyeres leucocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo American Black Duck White-headed Steamerduck
Nome científico Anas rubripes Tachyeres leucocephalus
Ordem Anseriformes Anseriformes
Família Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Vulnerable
Comprimento
Envergadura 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 55,0 cm (21.7 in)
Peso 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 3250,0 g (114.64 oz)
Dieta -- --
Tamanho da postura 1-17 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

American Black Duck only

White-headed Steamerduck 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.

White-headed Steamerduck

Rocky coastal shores, sea channels, and sheltered bays along the Patagonian coast of Chubut Province, Argentina. Flightless; strictly coastal. Nests on rocky headlands. Very limited geographic range.

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.

White-headed Steamerduck

Canto

A deep, rattling call from Patagonian coastal habitat. VU status; calls similar to Magellanic Steamerduck but possibly subtly distinct. Vocalizations in wild remain understudied.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Vulnerable

White-headed Steamerduck

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 …

White-headed Steamerduck

Plumagem

Flightless. Males have white head and neck contrasting with dark gray-brown body; orange bill. Females brown with white facial markings and less contrasting head. Restricted to Chubut, Argentina coast.

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.

White-headed Steamerduck

A large flightless steamerduck with grey body and an entirely white head in males, found only along the Patagonian coast of Chubut Province, Argentina. One of the rarest ducks in South America; range extends for only about 400 km of coastline.

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