Stockente vs Rosalöffler

Anas platyrhynchos verglichen mit Platalea ajaja

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Stockente Rosalöffler
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anas platyrhynchos Platalea ajaja
Ordnung Anseriformes Pelecaniformes
Familie Anatidae Threskiornithidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge 58,0 cm (22.8 in) 81,0 cm (31.9 in)
Flügelspannweite 90,0 cm (35.4 in) 127,0 cm (50.0 in)
Gewicht 1100,0 g (38.80 oz) 1500,0 g (52.91 oz)
Ernährung Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing … Small fish, crustaceans, aquatic insects, and plant material filtered from shallow water by sweeping the …
Gelegegröße 4-18 1-7
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Stockente 58,0 cm
Rosalöffler 81,0 cm
Flügelspannweite
Stockente 90,0 cm
Rosalöffler 127,0 cm
Gewicht
Stockente 1100,0 g
Rosalöffler 1500,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Stockente only

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Rosalöffler only

Stockente

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

Rosalöffler

Shallow coastal lagoons, estuaries, mangroves, and freshwater marshes. Nests in colonies in trees and shrubs.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Rosalöffler

Gesang

Low, grunting and guttural croaking sounds at nesting colonies. Generally quiet. Alarm calls are softer croaks. Vocalizations lack melodic quality; purely functional colony sounds.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Stockente

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

Rosalöffler

Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and South America to Argentina.

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Stockente

Least Concern

Rosalöffler

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Rosalöffler

Gefieder

Vivid pink body plumage with darker carmine on the wings. Bare greenish-grey head. White neck and back. Intensity of pink depends on diet.

Schnabel

Long, flat, spatulate greyish bill used for sweeping through shallow water

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About These Birds

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.

Rosalöffler

Der Rosalöffler ist die einzige Löfflerart Amerikas und einer der auffälligsten Watvögel der westlichen Hemisphäre. Wie bei Flamingos stammt seine rosa Farbe von Carotinoid-Pigmenten aus seiner Beute an Krebstieren. Im 19. Jahrhundert wegen seiner Federn fast bis zur Ausrottung bejagt, haben sich die Bestände seither erheblich erholt.

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