Southern Pintail vs American Black Duck

Anas eatoni ile kıyaslandığında Anas rubripes

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Southern Pintail American Black Duck
Bilimsel Ad Anas eatoni Anas rubripes
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 40,6 cm (16.0 in) 53,4 cm (21.0 in)
Ağırlık 497,0 g (17.53 oz) 1211,25 g (42.73 oz)
Beslenme Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; eats hard-shelled prey; diet shifts between freshwater and … --
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Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Southern Pintail only

Hiçbiri

American Black Duck only

Southern Pintail

Restricted to the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen and Crozet archipelagos. Inhabits freshwater streams, ponds, and coastal wetlands. Largely terrestrial for a duck; forages on land among tussock grasses.

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

Southern Pintail

Şarkı

Female produces a quiet, nasal quacking; male gives a soft whistle. Subdued vocalizations suit this sub-Antarctic island duck; calls are seldom heard and rarely documented.

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

Southern Pintail

Breeds in Iceland and high-Arctic Norway; winters on the coasts of northwestern Europe and the British Isles.

American Black Duck

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Southern Pintail

Least Concern

American Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Southern Pintail

Tuy

Brown, mottled plumage; head brown with pale cheeks. Pointed tail; males slightly longer-tailed. Grayish bill. Speculum bronze-green. Sexes similar with modest dimorphism. Subantarctic island endemic; two subspecies.

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

Southern Pintail

A small island duck found on the remote Kerguelen and Crozet archipelagos in the sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean. Closely related to Northern Pintail. Non-migratory island endemic; small population threatened by introduced predators and overgrazing by rabbits.

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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