Red-billed Teal vs Mallard

Anas erythrorhyncha 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Red-billed Teal Mallard
学名 Anas erythrorhyncha Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
翼開長 43.0 cm (16.9 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 648.0 g (22.86 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
食性 -- Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
一腹卵数 5-13 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Red-billed Teal
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
Red-billed Teal 43.0 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
Red-billed Teal 648.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Red-billed Teal only

None

Mallard only

Red-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, pans, and flooded fields across sub-Saharan Africa from Ethiopia and Sudan south to the Cape. Nomadic; follows seasonal flooding. Very tolerant of saline conditions.

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

Song & Call Comparison

Red-billed Teal

さえずり

Female produces a loud, nasal quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal grunt. Both sexes call with emphatic, honking quacks that carry across African open wetlands and dams.

Mallard

さえずり

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Red-billed Teal

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

保全状況

Least Concern

Red-billed Teal

Least Concern

Mallard

How to Tell Them Apart

Red-billed Teal

羽毛

Diagnostic bright pink-red bill with dark ridge contrasting with dark brown cap. Body brown, finely scalloped. White sides of face. Pale buff-white speculum with dark border. Sexes similar. Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mallard

羽毛

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

くちばし

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

About These Birds

Red-billed Teal

レッドビルドダックはアフリカ南部と東部に広く分布するカモです。鮮やかな赤い嘴が最大の特徴で、全身は褐色のまだら模様をしています。湖、池、湿地、稲田に生息し、種子や水草を主食とします。アフリカで最もよく見られるカモの一つです。

Mallard

世界で最も一般的なカモ。雄は光沢のある緑色の頭、白い首輪、栗色の胸が特徴。体長50〜65cm。ほぼ世界中の湖、川、池、湿地に生息。雑食性で植物や無脊椎動物を食べる。多くの家禽カモの祖先。低危険種。

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