Yellow-billed Pintail vs Black Swan

Anas georgica 比較対象 Cygnus atratus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Yellow-billed Pintail Black Swan
学名 Anas georgica Cygnus atratus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼開長 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 190.0 cm (74.8 in)
体重 626.6666666666666 g (22.11 oz) 6200.0 g (218.70 oz)
食性 Eats aquatic invertebrates, molluscs, and small fish; dives in shallow water; diet varies between freshwater … Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
一腹卵数 3-12 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Yellow-billed Pintail
Black Swan 130.0 cm
翼開長
Yellow-billed Pintail 41.1 cm
Black Swan 190.0 cm
体重
Yellow-billed Pintail 626.6666666666666 g
Black Swan 6200.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Yellow-billed Pintail only

Black Swan only

None

Yellow-billed Pintail

Freshwater and brackish lakes, rivers, marshes, and bogs from the Andes to Patagonia in South America, plus the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. Ranges from sea level to high altitudes. Partially migratory.

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Pintail

さえずり

Female gives a nasal, descending quacking series; male utters a short, whistled note. Calls are softer than the Northern Pintail; heard across South American lakes and pampas marshes.

Black Swan

さえずり

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Yellow-billed Pintail

Breeds across the northern Palearctic; winters in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

保全状況

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Pintail

Least Concern

Black Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Pintail

羽毛

Brown plumage with pale buff feather edges creating scalloped pattern. Yellow bill with black ridge and tip. Pointed tail; long neck. Iridescent speculum with buff front border. Sexes similar. Andean …

Black Swan

羽毛

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

くちばし

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

About These Birds

Yellow-billed Pintail

チョウシャクシギは南米とフォークランド諸島に分布するカモです。全身が淡褐色で、長い尾羽が特徴的です。ラプラタ川流域の湿地や草原の池に生息し、水草や種子を主に食べます。繁殖期にはオスが鮮やかな声でさえずります。

Black Swan

コクチョウはかつてすべての白鳥は白いと信じていたヨーロッパ人に不可能と考えられており、帰納的推論の失敗の有名な哲学的な例となっている。西オーストラリア州の州の鳥。コクチョウは生涯続く番いの絆を形成し、両親が共同で抱卵と雛の世話を行う。

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