Eastern Spot-billed Duck vs Greater White-fronted Goose

Anas zonorhyncha comparado con Anser albifrons

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Eastern Spot-billed Duck Greater White-fronted Goose
Nombre científico Anas zonorhyncha Anser albifrons
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Least Concern
Longitud
Envergadura 53,6 cm (21.1 in) 81,6 cm (32.1 in)
Peso 1017,5 g (35.89 oz) 2471,0 g (87.16 oz)
Dieta Eats fish, aquatic invertebrates, and amphibians; dives in freshwater rivers; serrated bill grips prey; fish … Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding …
Tamaño de la puesta 7-9 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Eastern Spot-billed Duck only

Ninguno

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, and rice paddies in northeastern Asia from eastern Russia and Siberia through China, Korea, and Japan. Winters in southern China and southern Japan.

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

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Canto

Female produces a loud, descending quacking series; male gives a low, nasal grunt. Vocalizations closely resemble the Indian Spot-billed Duck; pairs call antiphonally on East Asian wetlands.

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

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Found in wetlands across Southeast Asia, from India to China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Largely resident; local seasonal movements.

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

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Plumaje

Brown body with pale buff face and throat; dark crown and eye stripe. Yellow-tipped black bill lacking the red spot of Indian Spot-billed Duck. Iridescent green speculum with white border. …

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

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

El pato de pico manchado oriental es una especie de pato de tamaño mediano a grande que se distribuye por el este de Asia, incluyendo China, Corea y Japón. Tiene plumaje marrón moteado con marcas faciales distintivas y un espéculo alar verde iridiscente. Es relativamente común en su rango y habita en lagos, ríos, estuarios y arrozales.

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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