Hawaiian Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Anas wyvilliana 比較対象 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hawaiian Duck Mandarin Duck
学名 Anas wyvilliana Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 44.0 cm (17.3 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 573.25 g (20.22 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Fish-diving duck of South American rivers; uses serrated bill to catch fish and aquatic invertebrates; … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 9-13 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Hawaiian Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Hawaiian Duck 44.0 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Hawaiian Duck 573.25 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Hawaiian Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

Hawaiian Duck

Freshwater marshes, rivers, reservoirs, and taro fields on Kauai and other Hawaiian islands. Nests in dense vegetation near water. Threatened by hybridization with domestic or feral Mallards.

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

Hawaiian Duck

さえずり

Female produces a raspy, descending quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal sound. Calls similar to Mallard but higher-pitched; alarm is a rapid-fire quacking rattle.

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

Hawaiian Duck

Ranges across sub-Saharan Africa in open grasslands and wetland edges. Locally nomadic following seasonal rainfall patterns.

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

Vulnerable

Hawaiian Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hawaiian Duck

羽毛

Mottled brown plumage; males may show slight green gloss on head but reduced compared to Mallard. Iridescent blue-purple speculum with white borders. Orange bill. Females similar to males; pale buff …

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

Hawaiian Duck

ハワイガモはハワイ諸島固有の絶滅危惧種のカモです。マガモに近縁で、雄は緑色の頭部を持ちますが、より地味な外見をしています。湿地や川、池などに生息し、水生植物や無脊椎動物を食べます。外来捕食者や生息地の喪失が主な脅威となっています。

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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