Grey Teal vs African Pygmy-goose

Anas gracilis 比較対象 Nettapus auritus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Grey Teal African Pygmy-goose
学名 Anas gracilis Nettapus auritus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 38.4 cm (15.1 in) 29.9 cm (11.8 in)
体重 504.25 g (17.79 oz) 272.5 g (9.61 oz)
食性 -- Filter-feeds on invertebrates and seeds; dabbles in shallow ponds; diet more plant-based outside spring breeding …
一腹卵数 7-8 6-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Grey Teal only

African Pygmy-goose only

None

Grey Teal

Freshwater and saline wetlands across Australia and New Zealand, including temporary pans, lakes, rivers, and estuaries. Highly nomadic in Australia following unpredictable rainfall. Less nomadic in New Zealand.

African Pygmy-goose

Freshwater lakes, ponds, and rivers with floating water lilies and other aquatic vegetation across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Tanzania. Nests in tree cavities near water. Highly dependent on water lily vegetation.

Song & Call Comparison

Grey Teal

さえずり

Female gives a high, nasal descending quacking series; male produces a soft, piping whistle. The high-pitched quacking call is distinctive; flocks create a musical chattering on Australian wetlands.

African Pygmy-goose

さえずり

Male produces a soft, wheezy whistle; female gives a quiet, duck-like quack. Pairs exchange rapid twittering notes during courtship on lily-covered African pools.

Geographic Range & Migration

Grey Teal

African Pygmy-goose

Breeds across temperate to sub-Arctic Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

保全状況

Least Concern

Grey Teal

Least Concern

African Pygmy-goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Grey Teal

羽毛

Pale gray-brown body finely spotted and scaled dark. Head pale gray-buff with fine dark spots. Red eye. White throat. Iridescent green speculum with white front border. Gray bill; gray legs. …

African Pygmy-goose

羽毛

Tiny. Males have glossy dark green head with orange facial patch and ear spot; chestnut-orange flanks; white underparts; black and green back. Females duller with dark eye-stripe. Small yellow-green bill.

About These Birds

Grey Teal

グレーティールはオーストラリアとニュージーランドに分布する小型のカモです。全身が灰褐色の地味な外見ですが、飛翔時に翼の白い模様が目立ちます。一時的な水たまり、湿地、田んぼ、干ばつ後の内陸湖など様々な水域に適応しています。

African Pygmy-goose

アフリカンピグミーグースはアフリカ南部と東部に分布する小型の木巣性カモです。雄の緑と栗色の美しい羽毛と小さなサイズが特徴的です。水草が豊富な湖や沼地に生息し、蓮や水草の種子を主食とします。木の洞に営巣します。

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