African Black Duck vs Radjah Shelduck

Anas sparsa ile kıyaslandığında Radjah radjah

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik African Black Duck Radjah Shelduck
Bilimsel Ad Anas sparsa Radjah radjah
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 49,5 cm (19.5 in) 54,0 cm (21.3 in)
Ağırlık 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 883,5 g (31.16 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 4-9 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

African Black Duck only

Hiçbiri

Radjah Shelduck 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.

Radjah Shelduck

Mangroves, tidal mudflats, tropical coastal wetlands, and freshwater lagoons in New Guinea and the tropical north of Australia (Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia). Nests in tree hollows near water.

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.

Radjah Shelduck

Şarkı

A loud, rattling 'radjah-radjah' or repeated cackling 'rak-rak-rak'. Calls from tropical Australian and New Guinea wetlands. Name is partly onomatopoeic.

Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

African Black Duck

Least Concern

Radjah Shelduck

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 …

Radjah Shelduck

Tuy

White head and body with chestnut breastband and white-spotted chestnut scapulars. Pink bill and legs. Iridescent green speculum with white bar visible in flight. Sexes similar. Australasian mangrove specialist.

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.

Radjah Shelduck

A medium-sized elegant shelduck with white body plumage, chestnut breast band, dark green back, and pinkish-red bill and legs. Found in coastal mangroves, mudflats, and tropical wetlands of New Guinea and northern Australia. Calls with a loud raspy rattling sound.

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