American Black Duck vs Yellow-billed Duck

Anas rubripes เปรียบเทียบกับ Anas undulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ American Black Duck Yellow-billed Duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas rubripes Anas undulata
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 48.1 cm (18.9 in)
น้ำหนัก 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 907.6666666666666 g (32.02 oz)
อาหาร -- Dives for fish, frogs, and aquatic invertebrates; uses serrated bill to grip prey; diet shifts …
จำนวนไข่ 1-17 4-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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American Black 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.

Yellow-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, and dams across eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Uganda south to the Cape. Tolerates agricultural impoundments and urban wetlands. Largely sedentary.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Yellow-billed Duck

เสียงร้อง

Female gives a loud, descending quacking series; male utters a soft, raspy rehb note. The female's strong quacking call is the dominant sound at sub-Saharan African wetlands.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Yellow-billed Duck

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Sedentary in freshwater wetlands.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Yellow-billed Duck

ขนนก

Brown body with scaly pale-edged feathers; head brown with paler face and throat. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with black central stripe. Iridescent green-and-black speculum with white borders. Sexes similar.

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.

Yellow-billed Duck

A large dark brown dabbling duck with a striking bright yellow bill. Common in freshwater wetlands across eastern and southern Africa. Often found in groups near reed beds. Closely related to the Mallard lineage. Common in parks and on large lakes.

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