Red-billed Teal vs American Black Duck

Anas erythrorhyncha เปรียบเทียบกับ Anas rubripes

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Red-billed Teal American Black Duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas erythrorhyncha Anas rubripes
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 43.0 cm (16.9 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 648.0 g (22.86 oz) 1211.25 g (42.73 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 5-13 1-17
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Red-billed Teal only

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Red-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, pans, and flooded fields across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to the Cape. Nomadic; follows seasonal flooding. Very tolerant of saline conditions.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Teal

เสียงร้อง

Female produces a loud, nasal quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal grunt. Both sexes call with emphatic, honking quacks that carry across African open wetlands and dams.

American Black Duck

เสียงร้อง

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.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Red-billed Teal

Least Concern

American Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-billed Teal

ขนนก

Diagnostic bright pink-red bill with dark ridge contrasting with dark brown cap. Body brown, finely scalloped. White sides of face. Pale buff-white speculum with dark border. Sexes similar. Sub-Saharan Africa.

American Black Duck

ขนนก

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 …

About These Birds

Red-billed Teal

A medium-sized teal with a distinctive red bill, dark brown cap and back, pale cheeks, and fine barring on the flanks. Common in sub-Saharan Africa, especially eastern and southern Africa. Nomadic; follows seasonal rainfall. One of Africa's most abundant ducks.

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.

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