American Black Duck vs Red-breasted Merganser

Anas rubripes เปรียบเทียบกับ Mergus serrator

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ American Black Duck Red-breasted Merganser
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas rubripes Mergus serrator
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 46.7 cm (18.4 in)
น้ำหนัก 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1058.3333333333333 g (37.33 oz)
อาหาร -- Dives for small fish, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats. Pursues fish …
จำนวนไข่ 1-17 6-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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American Black Duck only

Red-breasted Merganser only

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

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.

Red-breasted Merganser

เสียงร้อง

Male produces a harsh, rasping series of notes; female gives a rough, guttural grunting. The harsh, rattling call is louder than Goosander; pairs and flocks create a rasping coastal cacophony.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Red-breasted Merganser

Circumpolar breeder in boreal and Arctic zones. Winters on coasts and large water bodies south to the Mediterranean and southern Asia.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Red-breasted Merganser

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 …

Red-breasted Merganser

ขนนก

Male has dark green shaggy double crest, speckled chestnut breast band, white collar, and grey flanks; red bill. Female has rufous-brown head with ragged crest blending gradually into grey neck …

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.

Red-breasted Merganser

A medium-sized fish-eating duck (~1.1 kg) in family Anatidae, males with a ragged double crest, green head, and rufous breast band. Breeds near freshwater and coastal habitats across the Northern Hemisphere; winters in estuaries and coastal seas. Dives in pursuit of fish and invertebrates. Least Concern; one of the fastest flying ducks, reaching 100 km/h.

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