Sunda Teal vs Mandarin Duck

Anas gibberifrons 比較対象 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Sunda Teal Mandarin Duck
学名 Anas gibberifrons Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 38.7 cm (15.2 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 409.25 g (14.44 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Dives for aquatic invertebrates, molluscs, and plant matter; diet varies with habitat between freshwater and … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 7-8 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Sunda Teal
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Sunda Teal 38.7 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Sunda Teal 409.25 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Sunda Teal only

Mandarin Duck only

Sunda Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rice paddies, and coastal wetlands on Indonesian islands including Java, Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sundas. Non-migratory; resident on oceanic islands.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

Sunda Teal

さえずり

Female gives a nasal, descending quacking series; male utters a soft whistle. Calls resemble Grey Teal; heard across Indonesian and Philippine freshwater marshes and tidal ponds.

Mandarin Duck

さえずり

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Sunda Teal

Breeds in the prairie pothole region and northern boreal zone; winters along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts of North America.

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

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保全状況

Near Threatened

Sunda Teal

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Sunda Teal

羽毛

Dark brown body with finely scalloped pale feather edges. Crown dark; face paler buff-brown. Bill gray. Speculum iridescent green with white borders. Flat forehead profile. Sexes similar. Sunda Islands wetland …

Mandarin Duck

羽毛

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

くちばし

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

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About These Birds

Sunda Teal

スンダティールはインドネシアからオーストラリアにかけての東南アジア地域に分布するカモです。灰褐色の羽毛と緑色の翼鏡が特徴です。淡水の湿地、池、川、マングローブ林の縁などに生息します。水草の種子や小型無脊椎動物を食べます。

Mandarin Duck

オシドリ。東アジア原産の美しいカモ。雄は鮮やかなオレンジ色の「帆羽」と複雑な羽毛模様が特徴的。体長41〜49cm。森林の池や川に生息し、樹洞に巣を作る。ドングリや水草を食べる。低危険種。

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