Kernbeißer vs Mandarinente

Coccothraustes coccothraustes verglichen mit Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Kernbeißer Mandarinente
Wissenschaftlicher Name Coccothraustes coccothraustes Aix galericulata
Ordnung Passeriformes Anseriformes
Familie Fringillidae Anatidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 18,0 cm (7.1 in) 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Flügelspannweite 32,0 cm (12.6 in) 70,0 cm (27.6 in)
Gewicht 55,0 g (1.94 oz) 570,0 g (20.11 oz)
Ernährung Seeds and kernels, especially from cherries, olives, elms, and hornbeams. The bill exerts a force … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
Gelegegröße 3-5 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Kernbeißer 18,0 cm
Mandarinente 44,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Kernbeißer 32,0 cm
Mandarinente 70,0 cm
Gewicht
Kernbeißer 55,0 g
Mandarinente 570,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Kernbeißer only

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Mandarinente only

Kernbeißer

Deciduous and mixed woodland, orchards, parks, and large gardens with mature fruiting trees.

Mandarinente

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Kernbeißer

Gesang

A sharp, metallic 'tsick' call — the primary vocalization and often all that's heard. Song is a thin, reedy warble. Generally inconspicuous vocally despite its striking appearance.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Kernbeißer

Europe, North Africa, and western and central Asia. Partially migratory, with northern populations moving south in winter.

Mandarinente

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

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Kernbeißer

Least Concern

Mandarinente

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How to Tell Them Apart

Kernbeißer

Gefieder

Orange-brown head with a black bib and eye stripe. Warm brown back, grey nape, and broad white wing bar. Massive head and bill give a top-heavy appearance.

Schnabel

Enormously powerful, conical, pale bill capable of cracking cherry and olive stones

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

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About These Birds

Kernbeißer

Der Kernbeißer besitzt im Verhältnis zu seiner Körpergröße den kräftigsten Schnabel aller europäischen Vögel und kann Kirschkerne knacken, für die eine Kraft von 27 bis 43 kg nötig ist. Trotz seines markanten Erscheinungsbilds ist er bekanntermaßen scheu und schwer zu beobachten. Sein Schädel weist besondere Anpassungen auf, um die enormen beim Kernknacken entstehenden Kräfte abzufedern.

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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