American Black Duck vs American Wigeon

Anas rubripes ile kıyaslandığında Mareca americana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik American Black Duck American Wigeon
Bilimsel Ad Anas rubripes Mareca americana
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 50,6 cm (19.9 in)
Ağırlık 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 938,125 g (33.09 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-17 3-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

American Black Duck only

American Wigeon 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.

American Wigeon

Breeds on freshwater lakes and marshes in boreal and northern forest of North America. Winters on coastal bays, estuaries, freshwater wetlands, and agricultural fields from the southern United States to Central America.

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.

American Wigeon

Şarkı

Male produces a three-note whew-whew-wheoo whistle; female gives a low grunting purr. The male's clear, looping whistle is distinctive on North American ponds and marshes.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

American Wigeon

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 …

American Wigeon

Tuy

Males have white forehead and crown; iridescent green eye patch; pinkish-buff breast; gray flanks; white belly. White forewing patch in flight. Females mottled brown-gray with gray head. Dimorphic.

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.

American Wigeon

A medium-sized duck. Males have a creamy-white forehead blaze, broad green eye-stripe, pink-brown body, and white shoulder patch; females are warm brown. Common in North America; winters in coastal wetlands and agricultural land. Grazes on grass and aquatic plants.

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