American Black Duck vs Falcated Duck

Anas rubripes 对比 Mareca falcata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Falcated Duck
学名 Anas rubripes Mareca falcata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 47.7 cm (18.8 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 620.5 g (21.89 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-17 6-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

American Black Duck only

Falcated 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.

Falcated Duck

Breeds along rivers and lake shores in Siberian taiga and meadows. Winters on freshwater lakes and rivers in China, Japan, and South Korea. Sensitive to hunting pressure and wetland drainage.

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.

Falcated Duck

鸣唱

Male gives a soft, whistled whi-ooo note; female produces a low, grunting quack. The male's haunting whistle is one of the more melodic sounds of East Asian wetlands in winter.

保护状况

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Falcated 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 …

Falcated Duck

羽毛

Males have iridescent green-and-chestnut head with bushy drooping crest. Pale gray body with black and white breast band. Long, sickle-shaped tertials overhang tail. Females mottled brown. Spectacular dimorphism.

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.

Falcated Duck

罗纹鸭是东亚特有的优美鸭类,雄鸟头部深绿色和紫色混杂,具长而弯曲的三级飞羽,白色颈环明显,额前有绿色羽冠;雌鸟褐色。繁殖于西伯利亚东部和中国东北,越冬于中国、日本和东南亚。由于过度猎捕和湿地丧失,被列为近危物种。

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