American Black Duck vs Upland Goose

Anas rubripes 对比 Chloephaga picta

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Upland Goose
学名 Anas rubripes Chloephaga picta
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 82.4 cm (32.4 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 2916.0 g (102.86 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-17 5-8
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

American Black Duck only

Upland 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.

Upland Goose

Open Patagonian grasslands, steppe, and agricultural pastures in southern Chile and Argentina, including the Falkland Islands. Grazes on short grass. Males aggressively defend territories. Partially migratory.

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.

Upland Goose

鸣唱

Male gives a high, whistled 'whew'; female gives a low, rolling cackle 'ga-ga-ga'. Sexual differences in call are pronounced. Falklands and Patagonian populations highly vocal.

保护状况

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Upland 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 …

Upland Goose

羽毛

Pronounced dimorphism. Males white with black-barred flanks and white wings with black primaries. Females rufous-brown with black-barred flanks and white belly. Both sexes yellow-orange legs. Grassland species.

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.

Upland Goose

彩翅雁(马哲兰雁)是南美洲南端和福克兰群岛最常见的雁类,因引入苏格兰部分岛屿而出现小型野生种群。雄鸟头部白色,体羽灰色带黑色横纹;雌鸟头部棕色,体羽褐色带黑色横纹,两性差异显著。栖息于草地和沿海,以草本植物为食。

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