Greylag Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser anser 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greylag Goose Mandarin Duck
学名 Anser anser Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 87.1 cm (34.3 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 3297.5 g (116.32 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 -- Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 3-12 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Greylag Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Greylag Goose 87.1 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Greylag Goose 3297.5 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greylag Goose only

Mandarin Duck only

Greylag Goose

Breeds on moorland, bogs, freshwater wetlands, and lake margins across Eurasia from Iceland to central Asia. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, and wetlands. Feral populations year-round in parks.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

Song & Call Comparison

Greylag Goose

さえずり

A deep, loud 'aahng' honking. The ancestral goose of domesticated geese; its call is the template for the classic 'goose honk'. Flocks are highly vocal in flight.

Mandarin Duck

さえずり

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

Geographic Range & Migration

Greylag Goose

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

保全状況

Least Concern

Greylag Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Greylag Goose

羽毛

Large and heavy; uniformly gray-brown with pale feather fringes on back. Head and neck grayish-brown. Orange-pink bill; pink legs. Pale gray forewing conspicuous in flight. Ancestor of domestic geese.

Mandarin Duck

羽毛

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

くちばし

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

About These Birds

Greylag Goose

ヨーロッパ、ロシアにかけて繁殖し、地中海周辺や南アジアで越冬するガン(体長75〜90cm)。灰褐色の体とオレンジ色の嘴が特徴的。Anser anser(ハイイロガン)は家禽のガチョウの祖先種で、最も大きく最も一般的な旧世界のガン。湿原、農地、川沿いに生息し、植物を主食とする。Anatidae科。

Mandarin Duck

オシドリ。東アジア原産の美しいカモ。雄は鮮やかなオレンジ色の「帆羽」と複雑な羽毛模様が特徴的。体長41〜49cm。森林の池や川に生息し、樹洞に巣を作る。ドングリや水草を食べる。低危険種。

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