American Black Duck vs Lesser White-fronted Goose

Anas rubripes 对比 Anser erythropus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Lesser White-fronted Goose
学名 Anas rubripes Anser erythropus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Vulnerable
体长
翼展 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 73.8 cm (29.1 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 1912.5 g (67.46 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-17 2-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

American Black Duck only

Lesser White-fronted Goose 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.

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Breeds on low-arctic and subarctic willow scrub and tundra across northern Eurasia. Winters on agricultural steppes and wetlands in Azerbaijan, Iran, Greece, and eastern Asia. Mixes with White-fronted Goose flocks.

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.

Lesser White-fronted Goose

鸣唱

A high-pitched, rapid 'yelp' — noticeably faster and higher than Greater White-fronted. VU status; its smaller size is reflected in higher-frequency calls.

保护状况

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Vulnerable

Lesser White-fronted Goose

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 …

Lesser White-fronted Goose

羽毛

Similar to but smaller than Greater White-fronted Goose; more extensive white forehead reaching above eyes. Distinctive yellow eye-ring. Dark brown-gray body with black belly bars. Pink bill; orange legs.

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.

Lesser White-fronted Goose

小白额雁是灰雁属中体型最小的种类,繁殖于西伯利亚北极冻原,越冬于东南欧、伊朗及中国东部。与白额雁相似,但体型更小,额白斑更大,眼圈黄色醒目。由于越冬地农业变化和猎捕压力,数量已大幅减少,被列为易危物种。

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