Mexican Duck vs Mandarin Duck
Anas diazi 比較対象 Aix galericulata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Mexican Duck | Mandarin Duck |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Anas diazi | Aix galericulata |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 保全状況 | Not Evaluated | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | 44.0 cm (17.3 in) |
| 翼開長 | — | 70.0 cm (27.6 in) |
| 体重 | 1003.75 g (35.41 oz) | 570.0 g (20.11 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats fish, molluscs, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in fresh and salt water; diet shifts between … | Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … |
| 一腹卵数 | 1-13 | 7-14 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Mexican Duck
Freshwater lakes, marshes, and rivers at 1,000–2,500 m in the highlands of Mexico and the southwestern United States. Uses agricultural ponds and irrigation canals.
Mandarin Duck
Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.
Song & Call Comparison
Mexican Duck
Female gives a Mallard-like, descending quacking series; male utters a soft, nasal grunt. Vocalizations essentially identical to Mallard; found in Mexican interior wetlands and the Rio Grande.
Mandarin Duck
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Mexican Duck
Breeds in central and eastern Siberia; winters in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the East African coast.
Mandarin Duck
Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.
保全状況
Mexican Duck
Mandarin Duck
How to Tell Them Apart
Mexican Duck
Similar to Mottled Duck; mottled brown plumage with pale buff head showing dark crown and eye stripe. Iridescent blue-purple speculum with white borders. Yellow-orange bill. Both sexes similar. SW USA …
Mandarin Duck
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.
Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females
About These Birds
Mexican Duck
メキシコガモとも呼ばれるこの種は、メキシコ中央高原および米国南西部の湿地や河川に生息する中型のカモです。褐色の羽毛と緑色の嘴が特徴で、マガモと近縁ですが、独立した種として扱われています。生息地の破壊と狩猟圧力により個体数が減少しており、保全が求められています。
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。