Yellow-billed Teal vs Greater White-fronted Goose

Anas flavirostris 比較対象 Anser albifrons

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Yellow-billed Teal Greater White-fronted Goose
学名 Anas flavirostris Anser albifrons
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 38.2 cm (15.0 in) 81.6 cm (32.1 in)
体重 609.0 g (21.48 oz) 2471.0 g (87.16 oz)
食性 -- Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding …
一腹卵数 5-13 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Yellow-billed Teal only

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Greater White-fronted Goose only

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Yellow-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, and bogs from sea level to 4,500 m across South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Tierra del Fuego. Common at high-altitude Andean lakes and puna wetlands.

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and peatlands. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, freshwater marshes, and flooded meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America. One of the most widespread geese.

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Teal

さえずり

Male utters a high-pitched, clear whistle; female gives a soft, muffled quack. Quiet calls suit the high-altitude Andean wetlands where this teal forages in shallow freshwater.

Greater White-fronted Goose

さえずり

A loud, laughing 'kow-lyuk' or musical 'wah-wah'. Gives a distinctive high-pitched yodeling quality lacking in Greylag. Highly vocal in large winter flocks.

Geographic Range & Migration

Yellow-billed Teal

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds in the potholes region of the northern Great Plains; winters in the southern United States and along the Gulf Coast.

保全状況

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Teal

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Teal

羽毛

Brownish-gray body finely mottled with dark spots. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with dark culmen stripe. Speculum iridescent green. Head grayish-brown, slightly darker crown. Sexes similar. Andean and Patagonian lakes.

Greater White-fronted Goose

羽毛

Brown-gray body with white forehead patch bordered by white band at bill base. Underparts with bold irregular black bars on belly. Orange bill; orange-yellow legs. Juveniles lack white front and …

About These Birds

Yellow-billed Teal

チリティールは南米に広く分布する小型のカモです。黄色い嘴が特徴で、アンデス山脈の高地湖沼から低地の湿地まで幅広い生息環境に適応しています。水草、種子、無脊椎動物を採食します。比較的環境への適応力が高く、農業景観内の水域にも生息します。

Greater White-fronted Goose

北極圏で繁殖し、温帯で越冬する大型のガン(体長64〜81cm)。成鳥は白い額と黒い腹部の横縞が特徴。Anser albifrons(マガン)は東アジア、ヨーロッパ、北米の広大な農地や湿地で越冬する。日本では宮城県伊豆沼などが重要な越冬地で、数万羽が集まる壮観な光景が見られる。Anatidae科。

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