Emperor Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser canagicus 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Emperor Goose Mandarin Duck
学名 Anser canagicus 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 74.8 cm (29.4 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 2300.45 g (81.15 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Grazes aquatic plants and terrestrial grasses; upends in shallow water; winter diet shifts toward grain … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 1-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Emperor Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Emperor Goose 74.8 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Emperor Goose 2300.45 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Emperor Goose only

Mandarin Duck only

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.

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

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.

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

Emperor Goose

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

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

Emperor Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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.

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

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。

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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