Swan Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser cygnoid 比較対象 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Swan Goose Mandarin Duck
学名 Anser cygnoid Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Endangered Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 84.4 cm (33.2 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 3343.75 g (117.95 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Herbivore; grazes aquatic plants and grasses at wetland margins; takes invertebrates in spring; diet shifts … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 4-8 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Swan Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Swan Goose 84.4 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Swan Goose 3343.75 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Swan Goose only

Mandarin Duck only

Swan Goose

Breeds on steppe lakes, rivers, and meadows in Mongolia, Siberia, and northeastern China. Winters in eastern China's Yangtze River floodplain and coastal wetlands. Wild populations critically small.

Mandarin Duck

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Swan Goose

さえずり

A deep, resonant 'honk'; less frequently heard than Greylag. The EN status reflects serious population decline; vocalizations are considered similar to Greylag Goose.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Swan Goose

Breeds in the tundra and boreal zones of Alaska and Canada; winters on the Pacific coast from British Columbia to California.

Mandarin Duck

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

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保全状況

Endangered

Swan Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Swan Goose

羽毛

Long neck with rich chestnut hindneck stripe. Forehead and crown dark brown; face and throat whitish. Upperparts grayish-brown; underparts pale. Long black bill. Pink legs. Ancestor of Chinese 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

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About These Birds

Swan Goose

サカツラガンはシベリア南東部と中国北東部に繁殖し、中国南部と朝鮮半島で越冬するガンです。細長い首と大きな嘴の根元の黒い模様が特徴的です。日本には稀に飛来します。湿地、草地、農地に生息し、草や農作物を採食します。

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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