Greater White-fronted Goose vs Fulvous Whistling-duck

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Dendrocygna bicolor

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose Fulvous Whistling-duck
学名 Anser albifrons Dendrocygna bicolor
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 44.6 cm (17.6 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 733.4 g (25.87 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … Grazes grasses and sedges in Arctic tundra; large migratory goose; winter diet dominated by agricultural …
一腹卵数 3-9 6-16
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Fulvous Whistling-duck only

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Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and peatlands. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, freshwater marshes, and flooded meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America. One of the most widespread geese.

Fulvous Whistling-duck

Freshwater marshes, rice paddies, flooded fields, shallow lakes, and river margins across warm tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa, and South Asia. Highly nomadic, following rains.

Song & Call Comparison

Greater White-fronted Goose

さえずり

A loud, laughing 'kow-lyuk' or musical 'wah-wah'. Gives a distinctive high-pitched yodeling quality lacking in Greylag. Highly vocal in large winter flocks.

Fulvous Whistling-duck

さえずり

A soft, rhythmic 'ka-WHEE-00' whistle. Flocks give continuous soft whistling sounds during flight over tropical wetlands. Also gives shorter 'kee' contact notes.

Geographic Range & Migration

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds in the potholes region of the northern Great Plains; winters in the southern United States and along the Gulf Coast.

Fulvous Whistling-duck

Breeds across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe to eastern Siberia; winters from Britain to the Mediterranean and South Asia.

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Fulvous Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater White-fronted Goose

羽毛

Brown-gray body with white forehead patch bordered by white band at bill base. Underparts with bold irregular black bars on belly. Orange bill; orange-yellow legs. Juveniles lack white front and …

Fulvous Whistling-duck

羽毛

Warm fulvous-buff underparts with creamy white flank stripes. Upperparts dark brown with pale buff feather edges. Dark brown stripe down back of neck. Long bluish-gray legs. Sexes identical.

About These Birds

Greater White-fronted Goose

北極圏で繁殖し、温帯で越冬する大型のガン(体長64〜81cm)。成鳥は白い額と黒い腹部の横縞が特徴。Anser albifrons(マガン)は東アジア、ヨーロッパ、北米の広大な農地や湿地で越冬する。日本では宮城県伊豆沼などが重要な越冬地で、数万羽が集まる壮観な光景が見られる。Anatidae科。

Fulvous Whistling-duck

フルボーウィスリングダックはアフリカ、南アジア、アメリカに広く分布するツリーダックです。全身が栗褐色で、飛翔時に特徴的な笛のような鳴き声を発します。湿地、稲田、池に生息し、草の種子や水草を採食します。

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