Greater White-fronted Goose vs Baikal Teal

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Sibirionetta formosa

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose Baikal Teal
学名 Anser albifrons Sibirionetta formosa
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 41.2 cm (16.2 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 446.75 g (15.76 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … Dabbles for seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; omnivorous diet varies with season and water …
一腹卵数 3-9 4-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

None

Baikal Teal only

None

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.

Baikal Teal

Breeds in boreal taiga along Siberian rivers and boggy ground from western to northeastern Siberia. Winters on freshwater lakes and rice fields in South Korea, Japan, and eastern China.

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.

Baikal Teal

さえずり

Male gives a soft, liquid wot-wot call; female produces a low, nasal quack. Wintering flocks create a musical murmuring chorus of whistled notes on East Asian wetlands.

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.

Baikal Teal

Breeds in montane and boreal zones across Eurasia; winters at lower elevations and southern latitudes in Europe and Asia.

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Baikal Teal

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 …

Baikal Teal

羽毛

Males have exquisitely patterned green-and-buff head with bold white and black facial stripes. Pinkish breast with black spots; gray flanks; long drooping scapulars. Females brown with white loral spot and …

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。

Baikal Teal

A strikingly beautiful teal with intricately patterned golden, green, black, and white head; pink-brown breast; and grey flanks. Breeds in Siberian taiga; winters in East Asia. Once seriously depleted, now recovering. Forms spectacular flocks of hundreds of thousands at South Korean wintering sites.

More Birds to Explore

Explore the Nature FYI Family