Laysan Duck vs African Black Duck

Anas laysanensis เปรียบเทียบกับ Anas sparsa

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Laysan Duck African Black Duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas laysanensis Anas sparsa
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Critically Endangered Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 39.7 cm (15.6 in) 49.5 cm (19.5 in)
น้ำหนัก 465.25 g (16.41 oz) 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 9-13 4-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Laysan Duck only

African Black Duck only

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Laysan Duck

Restricted to Laysan Island and Midway Atoll in the Hawaiian Islands. Inhabits the central hypersaline lagoon and surrounding vegetation. Feeds on brine shrimp and flies around the lagoon margin.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Laysan Duck

เสียงร้อง

Female gives a soft, muffled quacking series; male utters a quiet rasp. Extremely rare; the soft, unobtrusive quacking calls are seldom heard on the remote Laysan Island lagoon.

African Black Duck

เสียงร้อง

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.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Critically Endangered

Laysan Duck

Least Concern

African Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Laysan Duck

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Brown plumage mottled and streaked buff and dark brown. White eye-ring contrasts with dark face. Both sexes similar; females show reduced white eye ring. Iridescent speculum. Critically endangered; only on …

African Black Duck

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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 …

About These Birds

Laysan Duck

A tiny brown dabbling duck with distinctive white around the eye and green speculum. The most range-restricted waterfowl in the world; endemic to Laysan Island in the Hawaiian archipelago. Critically Endangered; brought back from single digits in the early 20th century. Feeds on brine flies.

African Black Duck

A medium-sized dark brown duck with white spots on the back, a dark bill, and orange legs. Found along fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams in Africa. Territorial and monogamous; pairs defend stretches of river. Related to Pacific Black Duck.

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