Greater White-fronted Goose vs Eurasian Wigeon

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Mareca penelope

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose Eurasian Wigeon
学名 Anser albifrons Mareca penelope
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 50.1 cm (19.7 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 783.75 g (27.65 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
一腹卵数 3-9 6-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Eurasian Wigeon only

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.

Eurasian Wigeon

Breeds on boreal and subarctic lakes and bogs across Eurasia from Iceland east to Siberia. Winters in huge numbers on estuaries, lakes, and coastal grasslands in western Europe and South and Southeast Asia.

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.

Eurasian Wigeon

さえずり

Male produces a clear, ringing whee-oo whistle; female gives a low, guttural purr. The male's bright, piping call is the classic sound of European winter estuaries and flocks.

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.

Eurasian Wigeon

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Eurasian Wigeon

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 …

Eurasian Wigeon

羽毛

Males have chestnut head with creamy-yellow forehead blaze; pink-buff breast; gray flanks; white belly. White forewing patch conspicuous in flight. Females rufous-brown. Compact with small bill. Dimorphic.

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。

Eurasian Wigeon

ユーラシア大陸原産のヒドリガモ。雄は赤褐色の頭と黄色い額が特徴的。体長42〜50cm。湖、川、湿地に生息し、草地でも採食する。主に植物の葉や茎、水草を食べる草食性。ヨーロッパ・アジアで繁殖し南へ渡る。低危険種。

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