Greater White-fronted Goose vs Andean Duck

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Oxyura ferruginea

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose Andean Duck
学名 Anser albifrons Oxyura ferruginea
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 31.4 cm (12.4 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 800.75 g (28.25 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … Dives for aquatic invertebrates and plant seeds in Andean lakes and marshes. Diet similar to …
一腹卵数 3-9 6-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Andean 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.

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.

Andean Duck

さえずり

Male gives a rapid, staccato drumming display call; female produces a nasal, quacking rattle. The male's mechanical drumming is similar to Ruddy Duck; echoes across Andean high-altitude 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.

Andean Duck

Resident in the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina. Found on high-altitude lakes above 3,000 m.

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Andean 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 …

Andean Duck

羽毛

Male is dark chestnut-rufous overall with black head, white cheeks tinged grey, and deep blue bill. Female is dark brownish with pale cheeks divided by a dark bar; similar to …

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。

Andean Duck

アンデスダックは南米のアンデス山脈高地に分布する潜水性カモです。雄は赤褐色の体と青い嘴が特徴的です。アンデスの高山湖、塩湖、湿地に生息し、水草、藻類、無脊椎動物を潜って採食します。高度4000メートル以上の厳しい環境にも適応しています。

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