American Black Duck vs Emperor Goose

Anas rubripes ile kıyaslandığında Anser canagicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik American Black Duck Emperor Goose
Bilimsel Ad Anas rubripes Anser canagicus
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 74,8 cm (29.4 in)
Ağırlık 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 2300,45 g (81.15 oz)
Beslenme -- Grazes aquatic plants and terrestrial grasses; upends in shallow water; winter diet shifts toward grain …
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-17 1-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

American Black Duck only

Emperor Goose only

Hiçbiri

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.

Emperor Goose

Breeds on coastal tundra near the Bering Sea in Alaska and Chukotka. Winters on rocky coastal shorelines, kelp beds, and intertidal flats along the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Emperor Goose

Şarkı

A low, nasal 'clag-clag' call. Less vocal than other Anser geese. Gives contact calls in flocks during Arctic breeding and Pacific coast wintering. Somewhat quiet.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Emperor Goose

Breeds in the eastern Arctic of Canada; winters along the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Florida and occasionally to Texas.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Emperor Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Emperor Goose

Tuy

Body plumage blue-gray with black and white feather scalloping. White head and hindneck contrasting with dark throat. Orange-yellow legs. Bill pink-orange. Tail white. Adults striking; sexes similar.

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.

Emperor Goose

A stocky silvery-grey goose with a white head stained orange-yellow from iron-rich water, black-and-white scaly body, and orange-yellow legs. Breeds on Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim delta; winters along the Aleutian Islands coastline. Strongly tied to coastal habitats year-round.

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