Taiga Bean Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser fabalis 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Taiga Bean Goose Mandarin Duck
学名 Anser fabalis 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 89.7 cm (35.3 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 3115.0 g (109.88 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 3-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Taiga Bean Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Taiga Bean Goose 89.7 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Taiga Bean Goose 3115.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Taiga Bean Goose only

None

Mandarin Duck 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.

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

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.

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

Taiga Bean 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

Least Concern

Taiga Bean Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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 …

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

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。

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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