American Black Duck vs Trumpeter Swan

Anas rubripes 对比 Cygnus buccinator

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Trumpeter Swan
学名 Anas rubripes Cygnus buccinator
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 125.1 cm (49.3 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 9975.0 g (351.86 oz)
食性 -- Dabbles for seeds, invertebrates, and aquatic plants in shallow water; diet shifts between plant-rich and …
产卵数 1-17 1-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

American Black Duck only

Trumpeter Swan 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.

Trumpeter Swan

Large deep-water lakes, slow rivers, and wetland complexes in western and interior North America from Alaska and Canada south to Oregon. Winters on ice-free rivers and coastal estuaries.

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.

Trumpeter Swan

鸣唱

A deep, resonant, French-horn-like bugling 'oh-OH-oh'. The most musical of North American swans. Pairs sing in duet. Very different from the thin whistle of smaller swans.

Geographic Range & Migration

American Black Duck

Trumpeter Swan

Breeds in Alaska and northern Canada; winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts from the southern United States to Mexico.

保护状况

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Trumpeter Swan

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 …

Trumpeter Swan

羽毛

Entirely snow-white plumage in adults. All-black bill lacking yellow patch. Large size; heaviest North American bird. Neck held straight. Juveniles gray-brown, becoming white by second year. Sexes similar.

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.

Trumpeter Swan

号天鹅是北美最大的本土水鸟,体重可达12千克以上。全身白色,嘴部全黑,以飞行时发出低沉的号角般鸣叫而得名。繁殖于阿拉斯加和加拿大西部,越冬于美国西部沿岸地区。曾因羽毛交易而濒临灭绝,经保护措施后数量已恢复。以水生植物、谷物为食。

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