Green-winged Teal vs Wandering Whistling-duck
Anas carolinensis comparado con Dendrocygna arcuata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Green-winged Teal | Wandering Whistling-duck |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Anas carolinensis | Dendrocygna arcuata |
| Orden | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Familia | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 35,0 cm (13.8 in) | 37,2 cm (14.6 in) |
| Peso | 330,5 g (11.66 oz) | 779,5 g (27.50 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats aquatic invertebrates, molluscs, and seeds; dives in shallow water; diet shifts between invertebrates and … | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | -- | 6-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Green-winged Teal only
Wandering Whistling-duck only
Ninguno
Green-winged Teal
Breeds on boreal and subarctic wetlands across North America. Winters on freshwater marshes, coastal estuaries, rice paddies, and shallow wetlands from the southern United States to Central America and the Caribbean.
Wandering Whistling-duck
Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.
Song & Call Comparison
Green-winged Teal
Male produces a high, clear krick call; female gives a subdued quack. Closely related to Common Teal; male's ringing call punctuates North American freshwater marshes in spring.
Wandering Whistling-duck
A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.
Geographic Range & Migration
Green-winged Teal
Breeds in Arctic regions; winters at sea across the North Pacific, from Alaska to Japan and northern California.
Wandering Whistling-duck
Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.
Estado de conservación
Green-winged Teal
Wandering Whistling-duck
How to Tell Them Apart
Green-winged Teal
Males have chestnut head with iridescent green eye patch; gray body; vertical white shoulder stripe (vs. horizontal in Common Teal). Cream and black undertail. Females mottled brown. Smallest North American …
Wandering Whistling-duck
Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. Sexes similar.
About These Birds
Green-winged Teal
La cerceta aliazul americana, antes considerada una subespecie de la cerceta común euroasiática, es ahora tratada como especie separada. El macho presenta una cabeza castaña con un parche verde oscuro bordeado por una fina línea crema. Cría en humedales de Norteamérica, desde la tundra hasta los pantanos del sur, e inverna en el sur de Estados Unidos y Centro América.
Wandering Whistling-duck
El pato silbador vagabundo es un pato silbador de distribución amplia en las regiones tropicales de Asia y el Pacífico, desde Borneo e Indonesia hasta Nueva Guinea y Australia. Tiene plumaje castaño con blanco y negro en los flancos. Habita en humedales tropicales, pantanos, lagunas, estanques y arrozales. Es una especie nómada que sigue las lluvias en busca de humedales.