Indian Spot-billed Duck vs Mallard

Anas poecilorhyncha 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Indian Spot-billed Duck Mallard
学名 Anas poecilorhyncha Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
翼開長 54.4 cm (21.4 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 1220.0 g (43.03 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
食性 Dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates in clear cold streams; serrated bill adapted for catching … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
一腹卵数 6-12 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
Indian Spot-billed Duck 54.4 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
Indian Spot-billed Duck 1220.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Indian Spot-billed Duck only

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Mallard only

None

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, rice paddies, and tanks across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. Common near human habitation. Largely sedentary with some local seasonal movement.

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

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Song & Call Comparison

Indian Spot-billed Duck

さえずり

Female gives a loud, emphatic quacking series; male produces a raspy rehb note. Calls are Mallard-like but slightly lower; flocks create a cacophonous quacking chorus on Indian lakes.

Mallard

さえずり

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Resident in freshwater lakes and rivers across Southeast Asia, from Myanmar to Indonesia and the Philippines.

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Least Concern

Mallard

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How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Spot-billed Duck

羽毛

Large brownish duck with pale face and distinctive yellow-tipped black bill with red basal spot. Dark cap and eye stripe. Iridescent green speculum with white border. White tertials visible at …

Mallard

羽毛

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

くちばし

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

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About These Birds

Indian Spot-billed Duck

ハシブトガモはインド亜大陸から中国、日本にかけて分布するカモです。嘴の先端が黄色く、赤いパッチがあるのが名前の由来です。湿地、稲田、川、湖に生息し、水草や農作物の種子なども採食します。日本では留鳥として全国的に見られます。

Mallard

世界で最も一般的なカモ。雄は光沢のある緑色の頭、白い首輪、栗色の胸が特徴。体長50〜65cm。ほぼ世界中の湖、川、池、湿地に生息。雑食性で植物や無脊椎動物を食べる。多くの家禽カモの祖先。低危険種。

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