African Black Duck vs Red Shoveler
Anas sparsa comparado com Spatula platalea
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | African Black Duck | Red Shoveler |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Anas sparsa | Spatula platalea |
| Ordem | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Família | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 49,5 cm (19.5 in) | 42,0 cm (16.5 in) |
| Peso | 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) | 511,6 g (18.05 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet heavier in … | Feeds on seeds and aquatic invertebrates in shallow water; diet shifts between plant matter and … |
| Tamanho da postura | 4-9 | 5-10 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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.
Red Shoveler
Freshwater and brackish lakes, marshes, and seasonal lagoons in southern South America from Peru and Bolivia south through Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Partially migratory; moves northward in winter.
Song & Call Comparison
African Black Duck
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.
Red Shoveler
Male emits a low, grunting kuk note; female gives a quiet, rhythmic quacking series. Pairs are generally silent; soft contact calls heard at dusk on South American grassland ponds.
Geographic Range & Migration
African Black Duck
Resident across South and Southeast Asia, from India to southern China and the Philippines. Non-migratory in most of its range.
Red Shoveler
Breeds in Iceland, Greenland, and Arctic Canada; winters along the coasts of northwestern Europe and the British Isles.
Estado de conservação
African Black Duck
Red Shoveler
How to Tell Them Apart
African Black Duck
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 …
Red Shoveler
Males reddish-cinnamon with dense dark spotting; pale blue-gray head with white eye and dark streaks. Pale blue forewing and green speculum in flight. Broad spatulate bill. Females brown, mottled. South …
About These Birds
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.
Red Shoveler
A medium-sized shoveler with a distinctive spatula-shaped bill. Males are pale orange-brown with dark spots, grey-blue wing patch, and dark green speculum; females are mottled brown. Found across southern South America. Swims with bill tip in water, filtering zooplankton and seeds.