Common Teal vs Greater White-fronted Goose
Anas crecca comparado con Anser albifrons
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Common Teal | Greater White-fronted Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Anas crecca | 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 | 325,0 g (11.46 oz) | 2471,0 g (87.16 oz) |
| Dieta | Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled prey in coastal and … | Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 8-11 | 3-9 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Common Teal only
Ninguno
Greater White-fronted Goose only
Common Teal
Breeds on boreal and subarctic freshwater marshes, lakes, and bogs across Eurasia. Winters on freshwater lakes, estuaries, rice paddies, and coastal marshes from northwest Europe and Africa east to Southeast Asia.
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
Common Teal
Male gives a ringing, bell-like krick call; female produces a soft, descending quack. The male's crystalline high note is a hallmark sound of Eurasian wetlands; flocks produce a musical tinkling …
Greater White-fronted Goose
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
Common Teal
Breeds in sub-Arctic and boreal Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to southern California.
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
Common Teal
Greater White-fronted Goose
How to Tell Them Apart
Common Teal
Males have chestnut head with iridescent green eye patch bordered cream. Gray body with horizontal white shoulder stripe. Cream and black undertail. Females mottled brown. Small and fast-flying. Iridescent green …
Greater White-fronted Goose
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
Common Teal
La cerceta común (Anas crecca) es un pequeño ánade compacto. El macho tiene la cabeza castaña con una llamativa franja verde que rodea el ojo y un finísimo barrado gris en los flancos. Pertenece a la familia Anatidae y es uno de los ánades silbadores más pequeños. Nidifica en toda Eurasia e inverna en África y el sur de Asia.
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.