American Black Duck vs Knob-billed Duck

Anas rubripes เปรียบเทียบกับ Sarkidiornis melanotos

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ American Black Duck Knob-billed Duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas rubripes Sarkidiornis melanotos
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 64.2 cm (25.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1817.5 g (64.11 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 1-17 6-20
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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American Black Duck only

Knob-billed Duck 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.

Knob-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, marshes, floodplains, and forested wetlands across sub-Saharan Africa and South and Southeast Asia from India to southern China. Nests in large tree hollows near water.

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.

Knob-billed Duck

เสียงร้อง

A low, grunting 'wuk' or soft, nasal 'krank'. Similar to Comb Duck in call quality. Generally quiet; calls are not loud or distinctive compared to other large African waterfowl.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Knob-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 …

Knob-billed Duck

ขนนก

Males have white head with black spots; iridescent dark blue-black back and wings; white underparts with gray flanks. Large black fleshy knob atop bill. Females smaller, brown, and lack the …

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.

Knob-billed Duck

Old World equivalent of the Comb Duck, with iridescent black-and-white body and the male's distinctive bill knob. Found across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Uses tree cavities for nesting. Gregarious outside breeding season; forms large flocks at seasonal wetlands.

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