American Black Duck vs Spotted Whistling-duck

Anas rubripes ile kıyaslandığında Dendrocygna guttata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik American Black Duck Spotted Whistling-duck
Bilimsel Ad Anas rubripes Dendrocygna guttata
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 41,3 cm (16.3 in)
Ağırlık 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 677,5 g (23.90 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-17 10-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

American Black Duck only

Spotted Whistling-duck only

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.

Spotted Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, rice fields, streams, and forest pools in New Guinea, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Moluccas. Often found near forested rivers and seasonal swamps at low elevations.

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.

Spotted Whistling-duck

Şarkı

A musical, high whistle similar to other whistling-ducks. Call is softer and less far-carrying than White-faced or Black-bellied species. Given in flight and on water.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Spotted Whistling-duck

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 …

Spotted Whistling-duck

Tuy

Dark brown above; head and neck dark brown. Underparts heavily spotted white on dark brown ground, giving spotted appearance. Flanks with bold white spots. Pink-red bill and legs. 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.

Spotted Whistling-duck

A small dark brown whistling-duck with bold white spots on its flanks, orange-red bill and legs, and a pale face. Found in tropical wetlands of New Guinea, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Often found near freshwater streams and flooded grassland. Less gregarious than other whistling-ducks.

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