Taiga Bean Goose vs Black Swan

Anser fabalis 比較対象 Cygnus atratus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Taiga Bean Goose Black Swan
学名 Anser fabalis 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 89.7 cm (35.3 in) 190.0 cm (74.8 in)
体重 3115.0 g (109.88 oz) 6200.0 g (218.70 oz)
食性 -- Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
一腹卵数 3-8 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Taiga Bean Goose
Black Swan 130.0 cm
翼開長
Taiga Bean Goose 89.7 cm
Black Swan 190.0 cm
体重
Taiga Bean Goose 3115.0 g
Black Swan 6200.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Taiga Bean Goose only

None

Black Swan only

Taiga Bean Goose

Breeds in taiga forest, boggy clearings, and river valleys across Scandinavia and northern Russia. Winters on agricultural fields, pastures, and river valleys in western and central Europe, particularly Belgium and the Netherlands.

Black Swan

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

Song & Call Comparison

Taiga Bean Goose

さえずり

A low, nasal 'ung-unk' or 'ow' call — less nasal than Grey-lag. Flocks give continuous calling. The call distinction from Tundra Bean Goose is subtle but detectable.

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

Taiga Bean Goose

Black Swan

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Taiga Bean Goose

Least Concern

Black Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Taiga Bean Goose

羽毛

Dark brown head and neck; back dark brown with pale feather edges giving scalloped appearance. Underparts pale gray-brown. Bill orange-yellow with black base and tip. Orange legs. Darker than Pink-footed …

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

Taiga Bean Goose

ビーンガンはユーラシア北部に繁殖し、温帯地方で越冬するガンです。オレンジ色の嘴と脚が特徴的です。日本では冬鳥として北日本に飛来します。農地、草地、湿地に生息し、農作物の根や葉、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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