American Black Duck vs Goosander

Anas rubripes เปรียบเทียบกับ Mergus merganser

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ American Black Duck Goosander
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas rubripes Mergus merganser
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 54.2 cm (21.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1488.0 g (52.49 oz)
อาหาร -- Dives for fish, especially salmon and trout, in rivers and lakes. Also takes frogs, crustaceans, …
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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.

Song & Call Comparison

American Black Duck

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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.

Goosander

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Male gives a harsh, crow-like karrr call; female produces a guttural, grunting series. Both sexes produce loud, nasal calls; the male's harsh croaking is a distinctive winter river sound.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Goosander

Breeds across boreal forests of North America, Europe, and Asia. Winters on coasts and large rivers south to the Mediterranean and South Asia.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Goosander

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 …

Goosander

ขนนก

Male has dark green iridescent head, salmon-pink suffused white body, and black back; red serrated bill. Female has rufous-brown head with neat white chin patch, grey body, and pinkish-buff breast.

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.

Goosander

The largest merganser (~1.5 kg) in family Anatidae, males with glossy green heads and salmon-flushed white bodies. Breeds along rivers and lakes in northern Europe, Asia, and North America; winters on larger rivers and reservoirs. A pursuit-diver specializing in fish, using a serrated bill for grip. Least Concern with stable Holarctic distribution.

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