Yellow-billed Teal vs African Black Duck

Anas flavirostris so với Anas sparsa

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Yellow-billed Teal African Black Duck
Tên Khoa Học Anas flavirostris Anas sparsa
Bộ Anseriformes Anseriformes
Họ Anatidae Anatidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Least Concern Least Concern
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 38,2 cm (15.0 in) 49,5 cm (19.5 in)
Khối Lượng 609,0 g (21.48 oz) 996,8333333333334 g (35.16 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 5-13 4-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Yellow-billed Teal only

African Black Duck only

Không

Yellow-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, and bogs from sea level to 4,500 m across South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Tierra del Fuego. Common at high-altitude Andean lakes and puna wetlands.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Teal

Tiếng Hót

Male utters a high-pitched, clear whistle; female gives a soft, muffled quack. Quiet calls suit the high-altitude Andean wetlands where this teal forages in shallow freshwater.

African Black Duck

Tiếng Hót

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.

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Teal

Least Concern

African Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Teal

Bộ Lông

Brownish-gray body finely mottled with dark spots. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with dark culmen stripe. Speculum iridescent green. Head grayish-brown, slightly darker crown. Sexes similar. Andean and Patagonian lakes.

African Black Duck

Bộ Lông

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 …

About These Birds

Yellow-billed Teal

A small brown teal with a distinctive bright yellow bill, dark crown, green speculum with white borders, and orange legs. Widespread in South American highland and lowland wetlands. One of the most common ducks in the Andes. Gregarious; forms large flocks outside breeding season.

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.

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