American Black Duck vs Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Anas rubripes เปรียบเทียบกับ Dendrocygna autumnalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ American Black Duck Black-bellied Whistling-duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas rubripes Dendrocygna autumnalis
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
น้ำหนัก 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 757.9 g (26.73 oz)
อาหาร -- Grazes subarctic tundra grasses and sedges; winters on coastal salt marshes and agricultural fields eating …
จำนวนไข่ 1-17 9-18
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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American Black Duck only

Black-bellied Whistling-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.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, ponds, lake margins, flooded fields, and wooded swamps from the southern United States and Mexico through Central America to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina. Uses nest boxes readily.

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.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

เสียงร้อง

A high, reedy whistle 'pe-che-che-ne' given in flight. Flocks produce a continuous whistling chorus. Also gives a squeaky 'whe-eee' contact call while swimming.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Inhabits freshwater marshes and riverbanks from southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina and Bolivia. Sedentary; locally common.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Black-bellied 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 …

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

ขนนก

Gray head with brown cap and chestnut breast; black belly is distinctive. Wings show broad white patch in flight. Coral-pink bill and long pink legs. Upright posture. 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.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

A boldly patterned whistling-duck with a bright red bill, chestnut-and-black body, broad white wing stripe, and a distinctive whistling call. Common in freshwater wetlands from the southern United States to central South America. Nests in tree cavities. Often perches in trees—unusual for waterfowl.

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