Wandering Whistling-duck vs Red-crested Pochard
Dendrocygna arcuata comparado con Netta rufina
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Wandering Whistling-duck | Red-crested Pochard |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Dendrocygna arcuata | Netta rufina |
| Orden | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Familia | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 37,2 cm (14.6 in) | 51,7 cm (20.4 in) |
| Peso | 779,5 g (27.50 oz) | 1087,5 g (38.36 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … | -- |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 6-15 | 6-14 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Wandering Whistling-duck only
Ninguno
Red-crested Pochard 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.
Red-crested Pochard
Large freshwater and brackish lakes, reservoirs, river deltas, and coastal lagoons across southern Europe and Central Asia. Winters on large open water bodies in southern Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.
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.
Red-crested Pochard
Male emits a harsh, rasping errr note; female gives a loud, quacking series. The raspy male call is distinctive among pochards; alarm is an emphatic, repeated series on Eurasian lakes.
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.
Red-crested Pochard
Estado de conservación
Wandering Whistling-duck
Red-crested Pochard
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.
Red-crested Pochard
Males have rounded orange-rufous head with bright red bill; black breast, neck and undertail; white flanks; brown back. Females dark brown with pale cheeks. Bold white wing stripe in flight. …
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.
Red-crested Pochard
El pato colorado (unos 1,1 kg) es un pato buceador vistoso con la cabeza roja anaranjada esponjada del macho, el pico rojo, el cuerpo negro y los flancos blancos. Habita lagunas y lagos con abundante vegetación acuática en el sur de Europa y Asia central. A diferencia de otros patos buceadores, también pastorea en tierra y se alimenta de plantas acuáticas, semillas y moluscos. La hembra tiene la cabeza pardo grisácea con las mejillas cremas. Las poblaciones en el occidente …