African Black Duck vs Baer's Pochard

Anas sparsa 对比 Aythya baeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 African Black Duck Baer's Pochard
学名 Anas sparsa Aythya baeri
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体长
翼展 49.5 cm (19.5 in) 40.4 cm (15.9 in)
体重 996.8333333333334 g (35.16 oz) 707.25 g (24.95 oz)
食性 -- --
产卵数 4-9 6-13
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

African Black Duck only

Baer's Pochard only

African Black Duck

Fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams, mountain gorges, and waterfalls from sea level to 4,000 m across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Requires clear turbulent water with boulders.

Baer's Pochard

Breeds on lakes and rivers in boreal forests of eastern Siberia and northeastern China. Winters on freshwater lakes and wetlands in eastern and southeastern Asia. Critically Endangered; tiny remaining population.

Song & Call Comparison

African Black Duck

鸣唱

Produces a harsh, resonant quacking call; alarm is a loud, emphatic quack repeated rapidly. Both sexes call with strong quacking; pairs duet with synchronized calls along African rivers.

Baer's Pochard

鸣唱

Male gives a low, grating wheeze; female produces a harsh quacking series. Calls resemble Tufted Duck but slightly softer; among the rarest duck calls in East Asia due to its …

保护状况

Least Concern

African Black Duck

Critically Endangered

Baer's Pochard

How to Tell Them Apart

African Black Duck

羽毛

Dark blackish-brown plumage with bold white spots on back and scapulars. Iridescent blue-green speculum with white borders. Head dark with pale spots. Bill and legs dark gray. Sexes similar. Fast-flowing …

Baer's Pochard

羽毛

Males have dark glossy greenish-black head; chestnut breast; white flanks and undertail. White eye. Females brown with chestnut breast and pale face patch. White wing stripe in flight. Critically endangered …

About These Birds

African Black Duck

A medium-sized dark brown duck with white spots on the back, a dark bill, and orange legs. Found along fast-flowing rocky rivers and streams in Africa. Territorial and monogamous; pairs defend stretches of river. Related to Pacific Black Duck.

Baer's Pochard

青头潜鸭是东亚特有的濒危潜鸭,繁殖于中国东北和西伯利亚东部,越冬于中国南部及东南亚。雄鸟头部绿黑色富有光泽,眼睛白色,胸部栗褐色;雌鸟褐色。由于湿地丧失和过度猎捕,种群数量已极度减少,被列为极危物种,估计野生数量不足1000只。

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