American Black Duck vs Ring-necked Duck

Anas rubripes в сравнении с Aythya collaris

Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика American Black Duck Ring-necked Duck
Научное название Anas rubripes Aythya collaris
Отряд Anseriformes Anseriformes
Семейство Anatidae Anatidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 39,0 cm (15.4 in)
Масса 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 825,5 g (29.12 oz)
Питание -- Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by benthic …
Размер кладки 1-17 6-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

American Black Duck only

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Ring-necked Duck 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.

Ring-necked Duck

Breeds on boreal lakes and bogs in North America from Alaska and Canada south to the northern United States. Winters on freshwater lakes, reservoirs, and marshes across the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.

Song & Call Comparison

American Black Duck

Пение

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.

Ring-necked Duck

Пение

Male produces a low, purring wheeze; female gives a harsh, rolling quack. The purring male call is understated; found on North American freshwater lakes; female calls are emphatic and nasal.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Ring-necked Duck

Breeds in western Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California.

Охранный статус

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Ring-necked Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

American Black Duck

Оперение

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 …

Ring-necked Duck

Оперение

Males black back and breast; gray flanks with white vertical mark near breast. Iridescent dark purple head with subtle chestnut neck ring. Bill blue-gray with white ring near tip. Females …

About These Birds

American Black Duck

A large dark brown dabbling duck closely resembling a very dark female Mallard, with purple speculum, yellowish-olive bill in males, and orange legs. Common in eastern North America. Hybridizes freely with Mallard; pure populations declining in the interior.

Ring-necked Duck

A medium-sized diving duck. Males have a glossy black head and breast, white flank stripe, and a grey bill with a white ring near the tip; females are brown. Named for an inconspicuous brown neck ring. Common in North America. Dives for aquatic plants and invertebrates.

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