American Black Duck vs Eurasian Wigeon

Anas rubripes 对比 Mareca penelope

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 American Black Duck Eurasian Wigeon
学名 Anas rubripes Mareca penelope
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 53.4 cm (21.0 in) 50.1 cm (19.7 in)
体重 1211.25 g (42.73 oz) 783.75 g (27.65 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 1-17 6-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

American Black Duck only

Eurasian Wigeon 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.

Eurasian Wigeon

Breeds on boreal and subarctic lakes and bogs across Eurasia from Iceland east to Siberia. Winters in huge numbers on estuaries, lakes, and coastal grasslands in western Europe and South and Southeast Asia.

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.

Eurasian Wigeon

鸣唱

Male produces a clear, ringing whee-oo whistle; female gives a low, guttural purr. The male's bright, piping call is the classic sound of European winter estuaries and flocks.

保护状况

Least Concern

American Black Duck

Least Concern

Eurasian Wigeon

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 …

Eurasian Wigeon

羽毛

Males have chestnut head with creamy-yellow forehead blaze; pink-buff breast; gray flanks; white belly. White forewing patch conspicuous in flight. Females rufous-brown. Compact with small bill. Dimorphic.

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.

Eurasian Wigeon

赤颈鸭是欧亚大陆常见的水面觅食鸭,雄鸟头部砖红色,额部乳白色,体侧灰色;雌鸟褐色。繁殖于欧亚北部湿地,越冬于西欧、地中海、中东和南亚。常在浅水湿地和草地觅食水生植物和草叶。是欧洲和亚洲最常见的越冬鸭类之一。

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family