African Black Duck vs Lesser Whistling-duck

Anas sparsa เปรียบเทียบกับ Dendrocygna javanica

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ African Black Duck Lesser Whistling-duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas sparsa Dendrocygna javanica
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 38.8 cm (15.3 in)
น้ำหนัก 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 525.0 g (18.52 oz)
อาหาร -- --
จำนวนไข่ 4-9 7-17
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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African Black Duck only

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Lesser Whistling-duck only

African Black Duck

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

Lesser Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, lakes, rice paddies, mangroves, and slow rivers across South and Southeast Asia from India through southern China to Borneo and Indonesia. Common near cultivated land and human settlements.

Song & Call Comparison

African Black Duck

เสียงร้อง

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

Lesser Whistling-duck

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A softer, higher-pitched whistle than other Dendrocygna. Call is a quick 'we-we' given in flight. Smaller size reflected in higher-pitched and thinner quality of call.

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Least Concern

African Black Duck

Least Concern

Lesser Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

African Black Duck

ขนนก

Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing …

Lesser Whistling-duck

ขนนก

Warm chestnut-brown overall; head and neck brown; upperparts dark brown. Chestnut rump and upper-tail conspicuous in flight. Flanks chestnut with pale streaks. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar.

About These Birds

African Black Duck

A medium-sized dark brown duck with white spots on the back, a dark bill, and orange legs. Found along fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams in Africa. Territorial and monogamous; pairs defend stretches of river. Related to Pacific Black Duck.

Lesser Whistling-duck

A small warm brown whistling-duck with chestnut upper-tail coverts, a pale face, and dark brown cap. The most widespread and common whistling-duck in Asia. Found in freshwater wetlands from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. Nests in holes in trees and sometimes in thatched roofs.

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