American Black Duck vs West Indian Whistling-duck

Anas rubripes เปรียบเทียบกับ Dendrocygna arborea

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ American Black Duck West Indian Whistling-duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas rubripes Dendrocygna arborea
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Near Threatened
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 51.3 cm (20.2 in)
น้ำหนัก 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1030.0 g (36.33 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 1-17 4-16
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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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.

West Indian Whistling-duck

Freshwater lakes, mangrove swamps, palm savannas, and forested wetlands in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Nests in palm crowns and hollow trees. Highly dependent on Caribbean wet forests and freshwater lagoons.

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.

West Indian Whistling-duck

เสียงร้อง

A loud, 3-syllable whistle 'whee-whee-whee'. The NT conservation status reflects population pressures. Less commonly heard than its more abundant whistling-duck relatives.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Near Threatened

West Indian Whistling-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 …

West Indian Whistling-duck

ขนนก

Dark brown upperparts; head and neck dark with pale sides. Flanks black with bold white spots. Breast dark brown; belly blackish with white flank streaks. Long dark legs. Largest Dendrocygna. …

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.

West Indian Whistling-duck

A large dark whistling-duck with brown and black plumage, a pale face, and chestnut underparts with dark streaks. Endemic to the Caribbean. The largest native duck in the West Indies; listed as Vulnerable due to hunting and habitat loss. Roosts communally in palms and forest trees.

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