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 |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | 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
Habitat Comparison
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
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
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
Red-billed Teal
Mallard
How to Tell Them Apart
Red-billed Teal
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
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.
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。