Brazilian Teal vs Brent Goose

Amazonetta brasiliensis comparado con Branta bernicla

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Brazilian Teal Brent Goose
Nombre científico Amazonetta brasiliensis Branta bernicla
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 36,1 cm (14.2 in) 63,9 cm (25.2 in)
Peso 468,0 g (16.51 oz) 1335,0 g (47.09 oz)
Dieta -- Primarily herbivorous; grazes aquatic plants, grasses, and sedges; swans upend in shallow water for submerged …
Tamaño de la puesta 6-11 1-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Brazilian Teal only

Ninguno

Brent 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.

Brent Goose

Breeds on high-Arctic tundra; winters on estuaries, coastal mudflats, saltmarshes, and sea-grass beds along Atlantic and Pacific coastlines. One of the most strictly coastal wintering 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.

Brent Goose

Canto

A low, guttural 'rronk' or 'ronk-ronk' from flocks. Soft nasal calls in feeding groups. A subtle, understated call for a goose — less loud than most Anser geese.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brazilian Teal

Brent Goose

Breeds across boreal and subarctic Canada and Alaska; winters in the southern United States, Mexico, and Central America.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Brazilian Teal

Least Concern

Brent 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 …

Brent Goose

Plumaje

Small; mostly black head, neck, and breast. Small white neck-patch on adults. Back dark brownish-gray; belly pale gray to white depending on subspecies. White undertail coverts. Sexes similar.

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.

Brent Goose

El barnacla brenta o barnacla negruzca es un pequeño ganso marino de color negro y gris oscuro con un pequeño parche blanco a los lados del cuello. Cría en la tundra ártica y migra a zonas costeras templadas del hemisferio norte en invierno, donde se alimenta principalmente de zostera, un tipo de hierba marina. Es el único ganso que pasa el invierno en ambientes exclusivamente marinos.

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