Greater White-fronted Goose vs Red-crested Pochard

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Netta rufina

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose Red-crested Pochard
学名 Anser albifrons Netta rufina
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 51.7 cm (20.4 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 1087.5 g (38.36 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
一腹卵数 3-9 6-14
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Red-crested Pochard 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.

Red-crested Pochard

Large freshwater and brackish lakes, reservoirs, river deltas, and coastal lagoons across southern Europe and Central Asia. Winters on large open water bodies in southern Europe, the Middle East, and South 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.

Red-crested Pochard

さえずり

Male emits a harsh, rasping errr note; female gives a loud, quacking series. The raspy male call is distinctive among pochards; alarm is an emphatic, repeated series on Eurasian lakes.

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.

Red-crested Pochard

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Red-crested Pochard

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 …

Red-crested Pochard

羽毛

Males have rounded orange-rufous head with bright red bill; black breast, neck and undertail; white flanks; brown back. Females dark brown with pale cheeks. Bold white wing stripe in flight. …

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。

Red-crested Pochard

南ヨーロッパ・中央アジアの湖沼で繁殖する大型の潜水ガモ(体長53〜57cm)。雄の赤みがかった褐色の頭とオレンジの嘴が特徴的。Netta rufina(アカハジロ)は水深の浅い湖で水草の根や茎を食べ、カモメが多い環境でも見られる。ヨーロッパでは越冬数が増加傾向にある。Anatidae科。

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