Greater White-fronted Goose vs Baer's Pochard

Anser albifrons comparado con Aythya baeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Greater White-fronted Goose Baer's Pochard
Nombre científico Anser albifrons Aythya baeri
Orden Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familia Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservación Least Concern Critically Endangered
Longitud
Envergadura 81,6 cm (32.1 in) 40,4 cm (15.9 in)
Peso 2471,0 g (87.16 oz) 707,25 g (24.95 oz)
Dieta Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
Tamaño de la puesta 3-9 6-13
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Hábitats compartidos

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Baer's Pochard only

Ninguno

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.

Baer's Pochard

Breeds on lakes and rivers in boreal forests of eastern Siberia and northeastern China. Winters on freshwater lakes and wetlands in eastern and southeastern Asia. Critically Endangered; tiny remaining population.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Baer's Pochard

Canto

Male gives a low, grating wheeze; female produces a harsh quacking series. Calls resemble Tufted Duck but slightly softer; among the rarest duck calls in East Asia due to its …

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Baer's Pochard

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Critically Endangered

Baer's Pochard

How to Tell Them Apart

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 …

Baer's Pochard

Plumaje

Males have dark glossy greenish-black head; chestnut breast; white flanks and undertail. White eye. Females brown with chestnut breast and pale face patch. White wing stripe in flight. Critically endangered …

About These Birds

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.

Baer's Pochard

El porrón de Baer es una especie de pato buceador en peligro crítico de extinción que cría en el este de Siberia y el nordeste de China. El macho tiene la cabeza y el cuello de color verde-negro brillante con el ojo blanco. Su población ha colapsado en los últimos decenios hasta contar con sólo unos cientos de individuos, posiblemente debido a la pérdida de hábitat en sus cuarteles de invierno.

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