Greater White-fronted Goose vs White-headed Steamerduck

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Tachyeres leucocephalus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose White-headed Steamerduck
学名 Anser albifrons Tachyeres leucocephalus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Vulnerable
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 55.0 cm (21.7 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 3250.0 g (114.64 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
一腹卵数 3-9 3-6
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

White-headed Steamerduck 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.

White-headed Steamerduck

Rocky coastal shores, sea channels, and sheltered bays along the Patagonian coast of Chubut Province, Argentina. Flightless; strictly coastal. Nests on rocky headlands. Very limited geographic range.

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.

White-headed Steamerduck

さえずり

A deep, rattling call from Patagonian coastal habitat. VU status; calls similar to Magellanic Steamerduck but possibly subtly distinct. Vocalizations in wild remain understudied.

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.

White-headed Steamerduck

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Vulnerable

White-headed Steamerduck

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 …

White-headed Steamerduck

羽毛

Flightless. Males have white head and neck contrasting with dark gray-brown body; orange bill. Females brown with white facial markings and less contrasting head. Restricted to Chubut, Argentina coast.

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。

White-headed Steamerduck

チョエノスステームアーダックはアルゼンチン南部のチョエノス群島に固有の飛べないカモです。白い頭部と大きな体が特徴的です。沿岸の島嶼の岩礁地帯に生息し、貝類、甲殻類、海藻を採食します。フォークランドスティーマーダックに近縁です。

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