Greater White-fronted Goose vs Crested Shelduck

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Tadorna cristata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose Crested Shelduck
学名 Anser albifrons Tadorna cristata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 59.8 cm (23.5 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 1235.0 g (43.56 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
一腹卵数 3-9 10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Crested Shelduck 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.

Crested Shelduck

Historically known from coastal Korea, Siberia, and possibly Japan. Habitat preferences poorly known; specimens were collected near coasts and rivers. Possibly extinct.

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.

Crested Shelduck

さえずり

Critically endangered; last confirmed sightings in 1971. No vocalizations reliably recorded. Presumed similar to related shelducks based on phylogeny but effectively unknown.

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.

Crested Shelduck

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Critically Endangered

Crested Shelduck

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 …

Crested Shelduck

羽毛

Critically rare; known from few specimens. Males dark green head with bushy crest; black and white body with chestnut flanks. Females have white facial markings and brown-barred body. Possibly extinct; …

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。

Crested Shelduck

カンムリツクシガモは韓国と中国の一部に生息したとされる幻の鳥で、現在は絶滅したと考えられています。雄は緑色の羽毛と特徴的な冠羽を持っていました。20世紀初頭以降の確認記録がなく、生態はほとんど不明です。

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