White-cheeked Pintail vs Mallard

Anas bahamensis 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-cheeked Pintail Mallard
学名 Anas bahamensis Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
翼開長 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 544.5 g (19.21 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by hard-shelled … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
一腹卵数 5-12 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White-cheeked Pintail
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
White-cheeked Pintail 41.1 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
White-cheeked Pintail 544.5 g
Mallard 1100.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-cheeked Pintail only

None

Mallard only

None

White-cheeked Pintail

Freshwater, brackish, and coastal wetlands across the Caribbean, Galapagos Islands, and South America from Venezuela south to Argentina. Tolerates saline habitats; common in coastal lagoons and estuaries.

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

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Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Pintail

さえずり

Female gives a descending quacking series; male produces a soft, nasal gak note. Both sexes relatively quiet; calls carry across Caribbean mangroves and Bahamian tidal flats.

Mallard

さえずり

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-cheeked Pintail

Breeds in the subarctic and Arctic Eurasia; winters across temperate lakes and coasts in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

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保全状況

Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

Least Concern

Mallard

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Pintail

羽毛

Brown body mottled with dark spots; white cheeks and throat distinctive. Pointed tail. Red base to gray bill. Iridescent green speculum with buff-white front border. Sexes similar but males have …

Mallard

羽毛

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

くちばし

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

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About These Birds

White-cheeked Pintail

バハマピンテールはカリブ海諸島、南米北部、ガラパゴス諸島などに分布するカモです。赤色と青色の嘴基部が特徴的です。淡水と汽水域の両方に適応しており、マングローブの湿地や干潟にも生息します。種子、水草、無脊椎動物を採食します。

Mallard

世界で最も一般的なカモ。雄は光沢のある緑色の頭、白い首輪、栗色の胸が特徴。体長50〜65cm。ほぼ世界中の湖、川、池、湿地に生息。雑食性で植物や無脊椎動物を食べる。多くの家禽カモの祖先。低危険種。

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