Emperor Goose vs Black Swan

Anser canagicus 比較対象 Cygnus atratus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Emperor Goose Black Swan
学名 Anser canagicus Cygnus atratus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼開長 74.8 cm (29.4 in) 190.0 cm (74.8 in)
体重 2300.45 g (81.15 oz) 6200.0 g (218.70 oz)
食性 Grazes aquatic plants and terrestrial grasses; upends in shallow water; winter diet shifts toward grain … Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
一腹卵数 1-8 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Emperor Goose
Black Swan 130.0 cm
翼開長
Emperor Goose 74.8 cm
Black Swan 190.0 cm
体重
Emperor Goose 2300.45 g
Black Swan 6200.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Emperor Goose only

None

Black Swan only

None

Emperor Goose

Breeds on coastal tundra near the Bering Sea in Alaska and Chukotka. Winters on rocky coastal shorelines, kelp beds, and intertidal flats along the Aleutian Islands and Alaska Peninsula.

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Song & Call Comparison

Emperor Goose

さえずり

A low, nasal 'clag-clag' call. Less vocal than other Anser geese. Gives contact calls in flocks during Arctic breeding and Pacific coast wintering. Somewhat quiet.

Black Swan

さえずり

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Emperor Goose

Breeds in the eastern Arctic of Canada; winters along the Atlantic coast from Newfoundland to Florida and occasionally to Texas.

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

保全状況

Least Concern

Emperor Goose

Least Concern

Black Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Emperor Goose

羽毛

Body plumage blue-gray with black and white feather scalloping. White head and hindneck contrasting with dark throat. Orange-yellow legs. Bill pink-orange. Tail white. Adults striking; sexes similar.

Black Swan

羽毛

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

くちばし

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

About These Birds

Emperor Goose

エンペラーグースはアラスカとカムチャツカ半島に繁殖し、北太平洋岸で越冬するガンです。灰色の体に白い頭部とオレンジ色の脚が特徴的です。沿岸の干潟、岩礁地帯、ツンドラに生息し、潮間帯の海藻や草などを採食します。

Black Swan

コクチョウはかつてすべての白鳥は白いと信じていたヨーロッパ人に不可能と考えられており、帰納的推論の失敗の有名な哲学的な例となっている。西オーストラリア州の州の鳥。コクチョウは生涯続く番いの絆を形成し、両親が共同で抱卵と雛の世話を行う。

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