Tundra Bean Goose vs Mandarinente

Anser serrirostris verglichen mit Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Tundra Bean Goose Mandarinente
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anser serrirostris Aix galericulata
Ordnung Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familie Anatidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Not Evaluated Least Concern
Länge 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 70,0 cm (27.6 in)
Gewicht 2540,0 g (89.60 oz) 570,0 g (20.11 oz)
Ernährung -- Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
Gelegegröße 3-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Tundra Bean Goose
Mandarinente 44,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Tundra Bean Goose
Mandarinente 70,0 cm
Gewicht
Tundra Bean Goose 2540,0 g
Mandarinente 570,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Tundra Bean Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra in Siberia. Winters on agricultural land, river floodplains, and wetlands in eastern China, Japan, and Korea, with some wintering in western Europe.

Mandarinente

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

Song & Call Comparison

Tundra Bean Goose

Gesang

A nasal, lower call compared to Taiga Bean Goose. Considered subspecifically or specifically distinct; vocalizations are an active taxonomic tool for separation in mixed flocks.

Mandarinente

Gesang

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tundra Bean Goose

Mandarinente

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

Erhaltungsstatus

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

Least Concern

Mandarinente

How to Tell Them Apart

Tundra Bean Goose

Gefieder

Dark brown head and neck; grayish-brown back with pale feather fringing. Underparts pale gray-brown. Orange-yellow legs. Bill black with orange subterminal band. Recently split from Taiga Bean Goose.

Mandarinente

Gefieder

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

Schnabel

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

About These Birds

Tundra Bean Goose

A large brown goose with dark head and neck, orange-patterned black bill, and orange legs. Separated from Taiga Bean Goose as a distinct species. Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra; winters in eastern Asia and occasionally western Europe. More common in Japan and eastern China.

Mandarinente

Die Mandarinente gilt weithin als die schönste Ente der Welt. In der ostasiatischen Kultur symbolisiert sie Liebe und Treue, da sie feste Paarbindungen eingeht. Anders als die meisten Enten nistet die Mandarinente in Baumhöhlen bis zu 9 Meter über dem Boden, sodass die erst einen Tag alten Küken zu Boden springen müssen.

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