Greater White-fronted Goose vs Flying Steamerduck

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Tachyeres patachonicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose Flying Steamerduck
学名 Anser albifrons Tachyeres patachonicus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 57.4 cm (22.6 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 2620.75 g (92.44 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
一腹卵数 3-9 5-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Flying 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.

Flying Steamerduck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, coastal bays, and channels in Patagonian Chile and Argentina from the Lakes Region south to Tierra del Fuego. Partially migratory; some populations move to coasts in winter.

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.

Flying Steamerduck

さえずり

A harsh, rattling 'rrrrr' and nasal calls. Flying Steamerduck can fly (unlike some relatives) and gives vocal calls in flight. Contact calls are clattering and guttural.

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.

Flying Steamerduck

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Flying 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 …

Flying Steamerduck

羽毛

Males gray with chestnut-brown breast and white eye-stripe. Females brown-gray with white eye-ring and chestnut flanks. Orange-yellow bill. Only Tachyeres species capable of sustained flight. Wings larger.

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。

Flying Steamerduck

フライングスティーマーダックは南米南端のパタゴニアとフォークランド諸島に生息する飛べるスティーマーダックです。近縁の飛べない種と異なり、飛行能力を持ちます。沿岸の湿地、河川、湖に生息し、貝類、甲殻類を採食します。

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