Andean Teal vs American Black Duck

Anas andium 对比 Anas rubripes

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Andean Teal American Black Duck
学名 Anas andium Anas rubripes
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 44.8 cm (17.6 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
体重 457.0 g (16.12 oz) 1211.25 g (42.73 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 5-13 1-17
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Andean Teal only

American Black Duck only

Andean Teal

High-altitude freshwater lakes, marshes, and boggy streams at 2,500–4,500 m in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Strongly associated with paramo and subpáramo wetlands.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Andean Teal

鸣唱

Male gives a clear, whistled note; female produces a soft quacking series. Subdued vocalizations of this high-altitude Andes teal blend with the wind across paramo lakes.

American Black Duck

鸣唱

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.

保护状况

Least Concern

Andean Teal

Least Concern

American Black Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Andean Teal

羽毛

Brown body with fine dark spotting; head grayish-brown. Yellow bill with darker culmen. Iridescent green speculum with white front border. Legs grayish-orange. Sexes similar. High-altitude Andean specialist.

American Black Duck

羽毛

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 …

About These Birds

Andean Teal

安第斯鸭(Anas andium)是一种小型褐色鸭,喙黄色,具绿色翼镜。与黄嘴鸭关系密切,有时被视为其亚种。属鸭科(Anatidae),分布于安第斯山脉高原湿地,特产于该地区。

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.

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