Brazilian Teal vs Greater White-fronted Goose

Amazonetta brasiliensis comparado con Anser albifrons

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brazilian Teal Greater White-fronted Goose
Nombre científico Amazonetta brasiliensis Anser albifrons
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 36,1 cm (14.2 in) 81,6 cm (32.1 in)
Peso 468,0 g (16.51 oz) 2471,0 g (87.16 oz)
Dieta -- Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding …
Tamaño de la puesta 6-11 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Brazilian Teal only

Ninguno

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Ninguno

Brazilian Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, flooded forest, and rice paddies across tropical and subtropical South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to northern Argentina. Tolerates natural and agricultural wetlands.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and peatlands. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, freshwater marshes, and flooded meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America. One of the most widespread geese.

Song & Call Comparison

Brazilian Teal

Canto

Male produces a nasal, whistled wheee-oh note; female gives a short, sharp quack. Pairs call back and forth with clear whistled exchanges along Amazonian rivers.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Canto

A loud, laughing 'kow-lyuk' or musical 'wah-wah'. Gives a distinctive high-pitched yodeling quality lacking in Greylag. Highly vocal in large winter flocks.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brazilian Teal

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds in the potholes region of the northern Great Plains; winters in the southern United States and along the Gulf Coast.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Brazilian Teal

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Brazilian Teal

Plumaje

Males have red bill and legs; brown body with dark brown back, gray head, buff-white face, and dark crown. Females have pale supercilium and paler face. Both show iridescent green …

Greater White-fronted Goose

Plumaje

Brown-gray body with white forehead patch bordered by white band at bill base. Underparts with bold irregular black bars on belly. Orange bill; orange-yellow legs. Juveniles lack white front and …

About These Birds

Brazilian Teal

A small compact teal with brown plumage, red bill and legs, and males with a distinctive powder-blue speculum. Common in tropical lowland South America. One of the most widespread ducks in Brazil. Found in a wide range of wetland types from flooded forest to open lakes.

Greater White-fronted Goose

El ánsar careto o ganso careto mayor es un ganso mediano de color pardo con una llamativa mancha blanca en la frente y barras negras en el vientre. Tiene un amplio rango de cría en la tundra ártica del hemisferio norte y migra a zonas templadas de Europa, Asia y América del Norte para pasar el invierno, donde a menudo se reúne en grandes bandadas en campos agrícolas.

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