Greater White-fronted Goose vs Red-crested Pochard

Anser albifrons dibandingkan dengan Netta rufina

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atribut Greater White-fronted Goose Red-crested Pochard
Nama Ilmiah Anser albifrons Netta rufina
Ordo Anseriformes Anseriformes
Famili Anatidae Anatidae
Status Konservasi Least Concern Least Concern
Panjang
Rentang Sayap 81,6 cm (32.1 in) 51,7 cm (20.4 in)
Berat 2471,0 g (87.16 oz) 1087,5 g (38.36 oz)
Diet Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
Ukuran Sarang 3-9 6-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitat Bersama

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Red-crested Pochard only

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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.

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

Greater White-fronted Goose

Kicauan

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.

Red-crested Pochard

Kicauan

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

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.

Red-crested Pochard

Status Konservasi

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Red-crested Pochard

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater White-fronted Goose

Bulu

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 …

Red-crested Pochard

Bulu

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

Greater White-fronted Goose

A medium-large goose with a white forehead patch, orange bill, grey-brown plumage, and variable black barring on the belly. Widespread and numerous; one of the most abundant geese in the world. Breeds across the high Arctic; winters in a wide range of temperate wetland and agricultural habitats.

Red-crested Pochard

A large handsome diving duck. Males have a magnificent orange-red rounded head, scarlet bill, black breast and rear, and white flanks; females are brown with contrasting pale cheek. Dives and dabbles for aquatic vegetation. Found across southern Eurasia.

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