American Black Duck vs Hawaiian Duck

Anas rubripes 对比 Anas wyvilliana

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属性 American Black Duck Hawaiian Duck
学名 Anas rubripes Anas wyvilliana
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 573.25 g (20.22 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-17 9-13
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

American Black Duck only

Hawaiian Duck only

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.

Hawaiian Duck

Freshwater marshes, rivers, reservoirs, and taro fields on Kauai and other Hawaiian islands. Nests in dense vegetation near water. Threatened by hybridization with domestic or feral Mallards.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Hawaiian Duck

鸣唱

Female produces a raspy, descending quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal sound. Calls similar to Mallard but higher-pitched; alarm is a rapid-fire quacking rattle.

保护状况

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Vulnerable

Hawaiian Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Hawaiian Duck

羽毛

Mottled brown plumage; males may show slight green gloss on head but reduced compared to Mallard. Iridescent blue-purple speculum with white borders. Orange bill. Females similar to males; pale buff …

About These Birds

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.

Hawaiian Duck

A medium-sized duck resembling a female Mallard, with mottled brown plumage and green speculum. Endemic to Hawaii; hybridizes with feral Mallards, threatening its genetic integrity. Found on freshwater wetlands of Kauai and other islands. Endangered; conservation focus on reducing hybridization.

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