Ashy-headed Goose vs Stockente

Chloephaga poliocephala verglichen mit Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Ashy-headed Goose Stockente
Wissenschaftlicher Name Chloephaga poliocephala Anas platyrhynchos
Ordnung Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familie Anatidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 58,0 cm (22.8 in)
Flügelspannweite 69,1 cm (27.2 in) 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Gewicht 1779,25 g (62.76 oz) 1100,0 g (38.80 oz)
Ernährung -- Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
Gelegegröße 4-6 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Ashy-headed Goose
Stockente 58,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Ashy-headed Goose 69,1 cm
Stockente 90,0 cm
Gewicht
Ashy-headed Goose 1779,25 g
Stockente 1100,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Ashy-headed Goose only

Stockente only

-

Ashy-headed Goose

Temperate forests, forest clearings, and lake margins in southern Chile and Patagonian Argentina. Partially migratory; breeds in beech forest zones and winters on open grasslands farther north.

Stockente

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

Song & Call Comparison

Ashy-headed Goose

Gesang

A whistled 'seeeeu' from males and a lower cackling from females. Ashy-headed Goose calls carry across Andean foothills and Patagonian grassland habitats.

Stockente

Gesang

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ashy-headed Goose

Stockente

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Ashy-headed Goose

Least Concern

Stockente

How to Tell Them Apart

Ashy-headed Goose

Gefieder

Gray head and neck contrast with chestnut breast and rufous-barred flanks. Back brown; belly white. White wing patch in flight with iridescent green speculum. Yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar but females …

Stockente

Gefieder

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

Schnabel

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

About These Birds

Ashy-headed Goose

A medium-sized sheldgoose with an ash-grey head, chestnut breast, black-and-white barred back, and bright orange legs. Found in temperate forests and grasslands of southern South America. Migratory; breeds in the south and winters northward through Chile and Argentina.

Stockente

Die Stockente ist die Stammform der meisten Hausentenrassen und die häufigste und am weitesten verbreitete Schwimmente der Welt. Erpel zeigen aufwendige Balzrituale, darunter Kopfnicken und pfeifend-grunzende Rufe. Stockenten sind äußerst anpassungsfähig und gedeihen sowohl in der Wildnis als auch in städtischen Lebensräumen.

Related Comparisons

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family