Brown Teal vs Black Swan

Anas chlorotis 对比 Cygnus atratus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Brown Teal Black Swan
学名 Anas chlorotis Cygnus atratus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Near Threatened Least Concern
体长 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼展 39.3 cm (15.5 in) 190.0 cm (74.8 in)
体重 683.6 g (24.11 oz) 6200.0 g (218.70 oz)
食性 -- Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
产卵数 5-6 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Brown Teal
Black Swan 130.0 cm
翼展
Brown Teal 39.3 cm
Black Swan 190.0 cm
体重
Brown Teal 683.6 g
Black Swan 6200.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Brown Teal only

Black Swan only

Brown Teal

Dense shrubland, forest streams, freshwater ponds, and coastal wetlands in northern New Zealand, especially Northland and predator-free offshore islands. Most active at dusk and dawn.

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Song & Call Comparison

Brown Teal

鸣唱

Female gives a soft, nasal quacking call; male produces a high, whistled peep. Both sexes are quiet; unobtrusive calls suit this threatened New Zealand nocturnal duck.

Black Swan

鸣唱

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brown Teal

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

保护状况

Near Threatened

Brown Teal

Least Concern

Black Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Brown Teal

羽毛

Dark brown body with fine mottling. Males have iridescent green head sheen, white eye-ring, and chestnut breast. Females duller and browner with paler face and white eye-ring. Iridescent green speculum. …

Black Swan

羽毛

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

About These Birds

Brown Teal

新西兰棕鸭(Anas chlorotis)是一种小型褐色鸭,雄鸟具白色眼圈,体羽深褐色,胁部栗色,具绿色翼镜。属鸭科(Anatidae),特产于新西兰,分布局限,受到引进掠食者和栖息地丧失的威胁。

Black Swan

The black swan was once considered impossible by Europeans who believed all swans were white, making it a famous philosophical example of inductive reasoning failure. It is the state emblem of Western Australia. Black swans form lifelong pair bonds and both parents share in incubation and care of cygnets.

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