Bar-headed Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser indicus 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Bar-headed Goose Mandarin Duck
学名 Anser indicus 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 87.6 cm (34.5 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 2288.0 g (80.71 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
Bar-headed Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Bar-headed Goose 87.6 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Bar-headed Goose 2288.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Bar-headed Goose only

Mandarin Duck only

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.

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

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.

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

Bar-headed 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

Bar-headed Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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.

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

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。

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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