Lesser White-fronted Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser erythropus 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Lesser White-fronted Goose Mandarin Duck
学名 Anser erythropus Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Vulnerable Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 73.8 cm (29.1 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 1912.5 g (67.46 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 2-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Lesser White-fronted Goose 73.8 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Lesser White-fronted Goose 1912.5 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Lesser White-fronted Goose only

Mandarin Duck 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.

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

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.

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

Lesser White-fronted 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

Vulnerable

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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.

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

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。

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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