Lesser White-fronted Goose vs Mallard

Anser erythropus 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lesser White-fronted Goose Mallard
学名 Anser erythropus Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
翼開長 73.8 cm (29.1 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 1912.5 g (67.46 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
食性 -- Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
一腹卵数 2-8 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
Lesser White-fronted Goose 73.8 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
Lesser White-fronted Goose 1912.5 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lesser White-fronted Goose only

Mallard only

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Breeds on low-arctic and subarctic willow scrub and tundra across northern Eurasia. Winters on agricultural steppes and wetlands in Azerbaijan, Iran, Greece, and eastern Asia. Mixes with White-fronted Goose flocks.

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

Song & Call Comparison

Lesser White-fronted Goose

さえずり

A high-pitched, rapid 'yelp' — noticeably faster and higher than Greater White-fronted. VU status; its smaller size is reflected in higher-frequency calls.

Mallard

さえずり

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

保全状況

Vulnerable

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Mallard

How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser White-fronted Goose

羽毛

Similar to but smaller than Greater White-fronted Goose; more extensive white forehead reaching above eyes. Distinctive yellow eye-ring. Dark brown-gray body with black belly bars. Pink bill; orange legs.

Mallard

羽毛

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

くちばし

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

About These Birds

Lesser White-fronted Goose

カリガネはシベリアの北極ツンドラに繁殖し、東欧から中央アジアで越冬するガンです。マガンに似ますが小型で、白い額がより広いです。草地、農地、湿地で採食します。個体数が少ない絶滅危惧種で、日本には稀に飛来します。

Mallard

世界で最も一般的なカモ。雄は光沢のある緑色の頭、白い首輪、栗色の胸が特徴。体長50〜65cm。ほぼ世界中の湖、川、池、湿地に生息。雑食性で植物や無脊椎動物を食べる。多くの家禽カモの祖先。低危険種。

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