Greater White-fronted Goose vs Baer's Pochard

Anser albifrons مقارنةً بـ Aythya baeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Greater White-fronted Goose Baer's Pochard
الاسم العلمي Anser albifrons Aythya baeri
الرتبة Anseriformes Anseriformes
الفصيلة Anatidae Anatidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Critically Endangered
الطول
طول الجناح 81,6 cm (32.1 in) 40,4 cm (15.9 in)
الوزن 2471,0 g (87.16 oz) 707,25 g (24.95 oz)
النظام الغذائي Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
عدد البيض في الوضع 3-9 6-13
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Baer's Pochard only

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Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and peatlands. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, freshwater marshes, and flooded meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America. One of the most widespread geese.

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

Greater White-fronted Goose

الغناء

A loud, laughing 'kow-lyuk' or musical 'wah-wah'. Gives a distinctive high-pitched yodeling quality lacking in Greylag. Highly vocal in large winter flocks.

Baer's Pochard

الغناء

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 …

Geographic Range & Migration

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds in the potholes region of the northern Great Plains; winters in the southern United States and along the Gulf Coast.

Baer's Pochard

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Critically Endangered

Baer's Pochard

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater White-fronted Goose

الريش

Brown-gray body with white forehead patch bordered by white band at bill base. Underparts with bold irregular black bars on belly. Orange bill; orange-yellow legs. Juveniles lack white front and …

Baer's Pochard

الريش

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

Greater White-fronted Goose

A medium-large goose with a white forehead patch, orange bill, grey-brown plumage, and variable black barring on the belly. Widespread and numerous; one of the most abundant geese in the world. Breeds across the high Arctic; winters in a wide range of temperate wetland and agricultural habitats.

Baer's Pochard

A medium-sized diving duck. Males have a glossy green-black head, chestnut breast, and white flanks; females are brown. Critically Endangered; one of the fastest declining ducks in Asia. Breeds in eastern Siberia; winters in eastern China and Southeast Asia. Threatened by hunting.

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