African Black Duck vs Red-crested Pochard

Anas sparsa ile kıyaslandığında Netta rufina

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Black Duck Red-crested Pochard
Bilimsel Ad Anas sparsa Netta rufina
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 49,5 cm (19.5 in) 51,7 cm (20.4 in)
Ağırlık 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 1087,5 g (38.36 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 4-9 6-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Black Duck only

Hiçbiri

Red-crested Pochard only

Hiçbiri

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.

Red-crested Pochard

Large freshwater and brackish lakes, reservoirs, river deltas, and coastal lagoons across southern Europe and Central Asia. Winters on large open water bodies in southern Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Red-crested Pochard

Şarkı

Male emits a harsh, rasping errr note; female gives a loud, quacking series. The raspy male call is distinctive among pochards; alarm is an emphatic, repeated series on Eurasian lakes.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Black Duck

Least Concern

Red-crested Pochard

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Red-crested Pochard

Tuy

Males have rounded orange-rufous head with bright red bill; black breast, neck and undertail; white flanks; brown back. Females dark brown with pale cheeks. Bold white wing stripe in flight. …

About These Birds

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.

Red-crested Pochard

A large handsome diving duck. Males have a magnificent orange-red rounded head, scarlet bill, black breast and rear, and white flanks; females are brown with contrasting pale cheek. Dives and dabbles for aquatic vegetation. Found across southern Eurasia.

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