Southern Pintail vs Black Swan

Anas eatoni 比較対象 Cygnus atratus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Southern Pintail Black Swan
学名 Anas eatoni Cygnus atratus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼開長 40.6 cm (16.0 in) 190.0 cm (74.8 in)
体重 497.0 g (17.53 oz) 6200.0 g (218.70 oz)
食性 Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; eats hard-shelled prey; diet shifts between freshwater and … Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
一腹卵数 2-6 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Southern Pintail
Black Swan 130.0 cm
翼開長
Southern Pintail 40.6 cm
Black Swan 190.0 cm
体重
Southern Pintail 497.0 g
Black Swan 6200.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Southern Pintail only

None

Black Swan only

None

Southern Pintail

Restricted to the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen and Crozet archipelagos. Inhabits freshwater streams, ponds, and coastal wetlands. Largely terrestrial for a duck; forages on land among tussock grasses.

Black Swan

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

Song & Call Comparison

Southern Pintail

さえずり

Female produces a quiet, nasal quacking; male gives a soft whistle. Subdued vocalizations suit this sub-Antarctic island duck; calls are seldom heard and rarely documented.

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

Southern Pintail

Breeds in Iceland and high-Arctic Norway; winters on the coasts of northwestern Europe and the British Isles.

Black Swan

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

保全状況

Vulnerable

Southern Pintail

Least Concern

Black Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Southern Pintail

羽毛

Brown, mottled plumage; head brown with pale cheeks. Pointed tail; males slightly longer-tailed. Grayish bill. Speculum bronze-green. Sexes similar with modest dimorphism. Subantarctic island endemic; two subspecies.

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

Southern Pintail

ケルゲレンティールはインド洋南部のケルゲレン島とクロゼット島に固有のカモです。マガモから進化した島嶼種で、翼が退化し飛行能力が低下しています。島の淡水池や渓流に生息し、無脊椎動物や植物を採食します。外来種の捕食者の導入前は個体数が多かったです。

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。

Related Comparisons

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family