Wandering Whistling-duck vs Hartlaub's Duck
Dendrocygna arcuata comparado con Pteronetta hartlaubii
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Wandering Whistling-duck | Hartlaub's Duck |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Dendrocygna arcuata | Pteronetta hartlaubii |
| Orden | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Familia | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 37,2 cm (14.6 in) | 53,4 cm (21.0 in) |
| Peso | 779,5 g (27.50 oz) | 910,0 g (32.10 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … | Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 6-15 | 7-11 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Hábitats compartidos
Wandering Whistling-duck only
Ninguno
Hartlaub's Duck 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.
Hartlaub's Duck
Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.
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.
Hartlaub's Duck
A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.
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.
Hartlaub's Duck
Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia.
Estado de conservación
Wandering Whistling-duck
Hartlaub's Duck
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.
Hartlaub's Duck
Dark chocolate-brown body; white patches at side of head distinctive. Males have dark blue frontal shield extending from bill. Wings show pale blue-gray inner forewing. Legs gray. West African forest …
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.
Hartlaub's Duck
El pato del Hartlaub es un pato africano de color oscuro que habita en ríos, riachuelos y estanques forestales de África central occidental, desde Guinea hasta el Congo. El macho tiene la cabeza blanca con una mancha negra en la coronilla. Es una especie poco conocida y de distribución bastante restringida a los bosques densos del África ecuatorial.