Red-billed Teal vs Mute Swan
Anas erythrorhyncha 比較対象 Cygnus olor
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Red-billed Teal | Mute Swan |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Anas erythrorhyncha | Cygnus olor |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | 152.0 cm (59.8 in) |
| 翼開長 | 43.0 cm (16.9 in) | 235.0 cm (92.5 in) |
| 体重 | 648.0 g (22.86 oz) | 11000.0 g (388.01 oz) |
| 食性 | -- | Submerged aquatic vegetation, algae, and grass. Feeds by upending in shallow water, reaching depths of … |
| 一腹卵数 | 5-13 | 5-7 |
| 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.
Mute Swan
Lakes, slow rivers, estuaries, and coastal lagoons. Often associated with parks and ornamental waters in Europe.
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.
Mute Swan
Despite its name, not truly mute: gives hissing snorts and low grunting when threatened. Wings produce a loud rhythmic whistling throbbing sound in flight.
Geographic Range & Migration
Red-billed Teal
Mute Swan
Native to Europe and western Asia. Introduced to North America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
保全状況
Red-billed Teal
Mute Swan
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.
Mute Swan
All-white plumage in adults. Cygnets are grey-brown, gradually whitening over the first year. Graceful S-curved neck posture is distinctive.
Orange bill with a prominent black knob at the base, larger in males
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。
Mute Swan
The mute swan is one of the heaviest flying birds, with males weighing up to 14 kg. Despite its name, it is not truly mute, producing hissing, grunting, and snorting sounds. Mute swans form lifelong pair bonds and their aggressive defense of nesting territory is well known.