Sunda Teal vs African Black Duck

Anas gibberifrons ile kıyaslandığında Anas sparsa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Sunda Teal African Black Duck
Bilimsel Ad Anas gibberifrons Anas sparsa
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Near Threatened Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 38,7 cm (15.2 in) 49,5 cm (19.5 in)
Ağırlık 409,25 g (14.44 oz) 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 7-8 4-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Sunda Teal only

Hiçbiri

African Black Duck only

Hiçbiri

Sunda Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rice paddies, and coastal wetlands on Indonesian islands including Java, Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sundas. Non-migratory; resident on oceanic islands.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Sunda Teal

Şarkı

Female gives a nasal, descending quacking series; male utters a soft whistle. Calls resemble Grey Teal; heard across Indonesian and Philippine freshwater marshes and tidal ponds.

African Black Duck

Şarkı

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.

Koruma Durumu

Near Threatened

Sunda Teal

Least Concern

African Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Sunda Teal

Tuy

Dark brown body with finely scalloped pale feather edges. Crown dark; face paler buff-brown. Bill gray. Speculum iridescent green with white borders. Flat forehead profile. Sexes similar. Sunda Islands wetland …

African Black Duck

Tuy

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 …

About These Birds

Sunda Teal

A medium-sized brown teal with pale spotting, green speculum, and a high domed forehead giving the head a distinctive shape. Found on Indonesian islands from Java and Sulawesi to Lesser Sundas. Non-migratory island species. Threatened by hunting and wetland drainage.

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.

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