Wandering Whistling-duck vs White-winged Scoter
Dendrocygna arcuata comparado con Melanitta deglandi
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Wandering Whistling-duck | White-winged Scoter |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Dendrocygna arcuata | Melanitta deglandi |
| Orden | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Familia | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 37,2 cm (14.6 in) | 54,0 cm (21.3 in) |
| Peso | 779,5 g (27.50 oz) | 1647,1666666666667 g (58.10 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … | Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish in coastal and inland waters. Favours mussels and … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 6-15 | 6-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
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Ninguno
White-winged Scoter only
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
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.
White-winged Scoter
Male produces a soft, whistled note; female gives a harsh, grating call. Similar to Velvet Scoter; the female's rasping call carries across North Pacific bays and coastal inlets.
Geographic Range & Migration
Wandering Whistling-duck
Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.
White-winged Scoter
Breeds in boreal forest and tundra of interior North America. Winters along Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to California and the Gulf states.
Estado de conservación
Wandering Whistling-duck
White-winged Scoter
How to Tell Them Apart
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.
White-winged Scoter
Male is black with conspicuous white secondaries and a white comma-shaped mark below eye; orange-yellow bill with black basal knob. Female dark brownish-black with two pale facial patches and white …
About These Birds
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.
White-winged Scoter
El negrón aliblanco norteamericano es un gran pato marino con el macho negro con un parche blanco oval bajo el ojo y el ala de color blanco. Habita en costas marinas del Pacífico de América del Norte durante el invierno, donde se alimenta principalmente de mejillones, almejas y otros moluscos buceando. Cría en lagos de bosques boreales del norte de Norteamérica.