Egyptian Goose vs American Black Duck

Alopochen aegyptiaca ile kıyaslandığında Anas rubripes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Egyptian Goose American Black Duck
Bilimsel Ad Alopochen aegyptiaca Anas rubripes
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 71,2 cm (28.0 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Ağırlık 2021,3333333333333 g (71.30 oz) 1211,25 g (42.73 oz)
Beslenme Feeds on seeds, grasses, and invertebrates; forages on land and water; diet shifts between terrestrial … --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 5-14 1-17
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Egyptian Goose only

American Black Duck only

Egyptian Goose

Native to sub-Saharan Africa and the Nile Valley; also introduced in western Europe. Freshwater margins, agricultural fields, parks, and golf courses. Highly adaptable; common near human habitation.

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

Egyptian Goose

Şarkı

A harsh, honking 'haw-haw' from males; females give a reedy, nasal 'kink-kink'. Very vocal and aggressive; pairs call repeatedly near nest sites in African wetlands.

American Black Duck

Şarkı

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Egyptian Goose

Formerly bred in eastern North America; range collapsed in the 19th century. Extinct by 1914; last wild individual shot in 1900.

American Black Duck

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Egyptian Goose

Least Concern

American Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Egyptian Goose

Tuy

Pale grayish-brown with chestnut-brown patch around eye and dark chestnut patch on breast center. Wings show large white patch and black-and-green speculum in flight. Pinkish bill and legs. Sexes similar.

American Black Duck

Tuy

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 …

About These Birds

Egyptian Goose

A large conspicuous sheldgoose-like bird with brown-and-white body, dark eye patches, a chestnut patch on the chest, and pink bill and legs. Native to Africa and the Nile Valley; widely introduced to Europe. Aggressive and territorial; found in urban parks. Feeds by grazing on grass.

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.

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