Madagascar Teal vs Mandarin Duck

Anas bernieri 比較対象 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Teal Mandarin Duck
学名 Anas bernieri Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 38.9 cm (15.3 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 365.0 g (12.88 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates year-round. Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 2-10 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Madagascar Teal
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Madagascar Teal 38.9 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Madagascar Teal 365.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Madagascar Teal only

None

Mandarin Duck only

None

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.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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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.

Mandarin Duck

さえずり

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Madagascar Teal

Breeds across northern and central North America; winters in the southern United States, Mexico, and Caribbean.

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

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保全状況

Endangered

Madagascar Teal

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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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.

Mandarin Duck

羽毛

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

くちばし

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

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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。

Mandarin Duck

オシドリ。東アジア原産の美しいカモ。雄は鮮やかなオレンジ色の「帆羽」と複雑な羽毛模様が特徴的。体長41〜49cm。森林の池や川に生息し、樹洞に巣を作る。ドングリや水草を食べる。低危険種。

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