Southern Pintail vs Mandarin Duck

Anas eatoni 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Southern Pintail Mandarin Duck
学名 Anas eatoni Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 40.6 cm (16.0 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 497.0 g (17.53 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; eats hard-shelled prey; diet shifts between freshwater and … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 2-6 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Southern Pintail
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Southern Pintail 40.6 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Southern Pintail 497.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Southern Pintail only

Mandarin Duck only

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.

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

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.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Southern Pintail

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

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

Vulnerable

Southern Pintail

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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.

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

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。

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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