Wandering Whistling-duck vs Cinnamon Teal
Dendrocygna arcuata comparado con Spatula cyanoptera
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Wandering Whistling-duck | Cinnamon Teal |
|---|---|---|
| Nombre científico | Dendrocygna arcuata | Spatula cyanoptera |
| Orden | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Familia | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservación | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Longitud | — | — |
| Envergadura | 37,2 cm (14.6 in) | 37,5 cm (14.8 in) |
| Peso | 779,5 g (27.50 oz) | 406,25 g (14.33 oz) |
| Dieta | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … | Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in wetland shallows; broadly omnivorous diet varies with … |
| Tamaño de la puesta | 6-15 | 4-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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.
Cinnamon Teal
Freshwater and brackish marshes, ponds, and shallow lakes with emergent vegetation in western North America and wintering in Central and South America. Uses seasonal wetlands and agricultural ponds.
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.
Cinnamon Teal
Male produces a high, whistled peep; female gives a soft quacking rattle. The male's bright whistle punctuates North American and South American wetland dawns during migration.
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.
Cinnamon Teal
Breeds in Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters on sea ice and coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific.
Estado de conservación
Wandering Whistling-duck
Cinnamon Teal
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.
Cinnamon Teal
Males striking; deep cinnamon-red head and body with dark brown back. Red eye. Pale blue forewing and green speculum. Females mottled brown with pale blue forewing. Bill spatulate. Dimorphic western …
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.
Cinnamon Teal
A small duck. Males are brilliant all-over cinnamon-red with a bright blue-grey wing patch and red eye; females are mottled brown. Found in western North America and South America. Breeds in western United States and winters in Central America and South America.