Madagascar Teal vs Black Swan

Anas bernieri 比較対象 Cygnus atratus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Teal Black Swan
学名 Anas bernieri Cygnus atratus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼開長 38.9 cm (15.3 in) 190.0 cm (74.8 in)
体重 365.0 g (12.88 oz) 6200.0 g (218.70 oz)
食性 -- Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
一腹卵数 2-10 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Madagascar Teal
Black Swan 130.0 cm
翼開長
Madagascar Teal 38.9 cm
Black Swan 190.0 cm
体重
Madagascar Teal 365.0 g
Black Swan 6200.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Madagascar Teal only

Black Swan only

Madagascar Teal

Mangroves, coastal lagoons, freshwater lakes, and rivers of western Madagascar. Endangered; restricted to small fragmented wetland areas. Nests in mangrove cavities or tree holes near water.

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Song & Call Comparison

Madagascar Teal

さえずり

Female gives a nasal, quacking series; male utters a soft whistle. Extremely rare; calls resemble Grey Teal but slightly softer; heard only in restricted Malagasy freshwater habitat.

Black Swan

さえずり

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Madagascar Teal

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

保全状況

Endangered

Madagascar Teal

Least Concern

Black Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Madagascar Teal

羽毛

Plain warm brown plumage with faint spotting; head slightly paler buff-brown. Orange-pink bill. Dull reddish-brown speculum. Orange legs. Sexes similar. Endangered Madagascar endemic; mangrove and coastal wetland specialist.

Black Swan

羽毛

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

くちばし

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

About These Birds

Madagascar Teal

マダガスカルティールはマダガスカル西部に固有の極めて希少な絶滅危惧種です。淡褐色の羽毛と赤みがかった嘴が特徴です。マングローブ林、沿岸の湿地、塩水湖に生息しますが、生息地の大部分が農地転換や水質汚染で失われています。野生個体数は非常に少ないと推定されています。

Black Swan

コクチョウはかつてすべての白鳥は白いと信じていたヨーロッパ人に不可能と考えられており、帰納的推論の失敗の有名な哲学的な例となっている。西オーストラリア州の州の鳥。コクチョウは生涯続く番いの絆を形成し、両親が共同で抱卵と雛の世話を行う。

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