Bar-headed Goose vs Mallard

Anser indicus 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bar-headed Goose Mallard
学名 Anser indicus Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
翼開長 87.6 cm (34.5 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 2288.0 g (80.71 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 3-8 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Bar-headed Goose
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
Bar-headed Goose 87.6 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
Bar-headed Goose 2288.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Bar-headed Goose only

Mallard only

None

Bar-headed Goose

Breeds on high-altitude lakes and rivers at 4,000–5,000 m in Central Asia (Tibet, Mongolia, Ladakh). Migrates over the Himalayas. Winters on rivers, lakes, and agricultural fields in the Indian subcontinent.

Mallard

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

Song & Call Comparison

Bar-headed Goose

さえずり

A nasal, goose-like honking 'wang-wang-wang'. Flocks give persistent calling during high-altitude Himalayan migration — among the highest migrations of any bird species.

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

Bar-headed Goose

Mallard

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Bar-headed Goose

Least Concern

Mallard

How to Tell Them Apart

Bar-headed Goose

羽毛

White head with two distinctive black bars across crown. Yellow-orange bill and legs. Back and wings pale gray; underparts white. Black-tipped primaries. Sexes similar; famed for Himalayan migration.

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

Bar-headed Goose

インドガンは中央アジアに繁殖し、インド亜大陸で越冬するガンです。白い頭部に2本の黒い横縞が特徴的です。ヒマラヤ山脈を越えて渡りをすることで知られており、高度6000メートル以上を飛行することができます。湿地、農地、草地に生息します。

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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