Chestnut Teal vs Greater White-fronted Goose

Anas castanea 比較対象 Anser albifrons

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Chestnut Teal Greater White-fronted Goose
学名 Anas castanea Anser albifrons
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 40.4 cm (15.9 in) 81.6 cm (32.1 in)
体重 662.25 g (23.36 oz) 2471.0 g (87.16 oz)
食性 -- Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding …
一腹卵数 5-17 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Chestnut Teal only

None

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Chestnut Teal

Coastal and estuarine wetlands, saltmarshes, estuaries, and coastal freshwater lakes in southeastern and southwestern Australia. More closely tied to coastal habitats than most Australian ducks.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Chestnut Teal

さえずり

Female produces a loud, emphatic quacking series; male gives a high, whistled note. The female's resonant quacking call is a familiar sound of southern Australian coastal wetlands.

Greater White-fronted Goose

さえずり

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Chestnut Teal

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.

保全状況

Least Concern

Chestnut Teal

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Chestnut Teal

羽毛

Strong dimorphism. Males have iridescent dark green head; rich chestnut underparts with white flank patch. Brown back; dark undertail. Females mottled brown with pale face. Iridescent green speculum. Australian coastal.

Greater White-fronted Goose

羽毛

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 …

About These Birds

Chestnut Teal

チェスナットティールはオーストラリア南東部に固有のカモです。雄は栗色(チェスナット色)の体に緑色の頭部が鮮やかです。沿岸の汽水湿地、潮間帯、河口に生息し、無脊椎動物、種子、水草を採食します。オーストラリア最南端まで分布する唯一のカモです。

Greater White-fronted Goose

北極圏で繁殖し、温帯で越冬する大型のガン(体長64〜81cm)。成鳥は白い額と黒い腹部の横縞が特徴。Anser albifrons(マガン)は東アジア、ヨーロッパ、北米の広大な農地や湿地で越冬する。日本では宮城県伊豆沼などが重要な越冬地で、数万羽が集まる壮観な光景が見られる。Anatidae科。

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