Hawaiian Duck vs African Pygmy-goose

Anas wyvilliana 比較対象 Nettapus auritus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Hawaiian Duck African Pygmy-goose
学名 Anas wyvilliana Nettapus auritus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長
翼開長 44.0 cm (17.3 in) 29.9 cm (11.8 in)
体重 573.25 g (20.22 oz) 272.5 g (9.61 oz)
食性 Fish-diving duck of South American rivers; uses serrated bill to catch fish and aquatic invertebrates; … Filter-feeds on invertebrates and seeds; dabbles in shallow ponds; diet more plant-based outside spring breeding …
一腹卵数 9-13 6-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Hawaiian Duck only

African Pygmy-goose only

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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.

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

African Pygmy-goose

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

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Hawaiian Duck

Least Concern

African Pygmy-goose

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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 …

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.

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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。

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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