Mandarinente vs Eissturmvogel
Aix galericulata verglichen mit Fulmarus glacialis
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Mandarinente | Eissturmvogel |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Aix galericulata | Fulmarus glacialis |
| Ordnung | Anseriformes | Procellariiformes |
| Familie | Anatidae | Procellariidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Länge | 44,0 cm (17.3 in) | 47,0 cm (18.5 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 70,0 cm (27.6 in) | 107,0 cm (42.1 in) |
| Gewicht | 570,0 g (20.11 oz) | 750,0 g (26.46 oz) |
| Ernährung | Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … | Fish, squid, crustaceans, offal from fishing vessels, and zooplankton. Feeds by surface-seizing and shallow plunge-diving. |
| Gelegegröße | 7-14 | 1 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Mandarinente
Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.
Eissturmvogel
Open ocean and sea cliffs. Breeds on cliff ledges and grassy slopes on northern coastlines. Pelagic outside breeding season.
Song & Call Comparison
Mandarinente
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.
Eissturmvogel
A nasal, cackling 'kak-kak-kak-kak' or grunting 'uh-uh-uh' at the nest and colony. Less melodic than petrels. In flight gives occasional single nasal calls.
Geographic Range & Migration
Mandarinente
Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.
Eissturmvogel
North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. Breeds from the Arctic south to Britain, France, and New England.
Erhaltungsstatus
Mandarinente
Eissturmvogel
How to Tell Them Apart
Mandarinente
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.
Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females
Eissturmvogel
Light morph: white head and underparts with grey wings and back. Dark morph: entirely grey. Tube-nosed bill and stiff-winged flight distinctive at sea.
Yellowish hooked bill with prominent tubular nostrils on top
Key Differences
- • Weight: Mandarin Duck (570g) vs Northern Fulmar (750g)
- • Length: Mandarin Duck (44 cm) vs Northern Fulmar (47 cm)
- • Wingspan: Mandarin Duck (70 cm) vs Northern Fulmar (107 cm)
- • Family: Mandarin Duck (Anatidae) vs Northern Fulmar (Procellariidae)
- • Habitat: Mandarin Duck prefers Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest; Northern Fulmar prefers Open ocean and sea cliffs. Breeds on cliff ledges and grassy
About These Birds
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.
Eissturmvogel
Der Eissturmvogel ist ein langlebiger Seevogel, der über 40 Jahre alt werden kann. Er verteidigt sein Nest, indem er Eindringlinge mit übel riechendem Magenöl bespuckt, das die Federn von Fressfeinden verkleben und deren Wasserdichtigkeit zerstören kann – mitunter mit tödlichen Folgen. Der Eissturmvogel hat sein Brutgebiet in den letzten zwei Jahrhunderten drastisch nach Süden ausgedehnt.