American Black Duck vs Australasian Shoveler

Anas rubripes ile kıyaslandığında Spatula rhynchotis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik American Black Duck Australasian Shoveler
Bilimsel Ad Anas rubripes Spatula rhynchotis
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 53,4 cm (21.0 in) 44,8 cm (17.6 in)
Ağırlık 1211,25 g (42.73 oz) 678,0 g (23.92 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-17 5-13
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

American Black Duck only

Australasian Shoveler 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.

Australasian Shoveler

Freshwater and brackish wetlands, lakes, and marshes across southern and eastern Australia and New Zealand. Nomadic in Australia; follows seasonal flooding. Often on permanent lakes and coastal lagoons.

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.

Australasian Shoveler

Şarkı

Male emits a soft, muffled tok; female gives a series of rapid, descending quacks. The female's characteristic quacking laugh is similar to the Northern Shoveler but slightly lower pitched.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Australasian Shoveler

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 …

Australasian Shoveler

Tuy

Males have slate-blue head with white crescent before eye; rich rufous-brown below with white breast spot. Blue forewing and green speculum. Females mottled brown. Long spatulate bill bluish-gray. 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.

Australasian Shoveler

A medium-sized shoveler with the distinctive large bill. Males are brownish with blue-grey wing patches and white facial crescent; females are mottled brown. Found in Australia and New Zealand. Nomadic within Australia; follows seasonal inland flooding.

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