Tundra Bean Goose vs Brent Goose

Anser serrirostris 比較対象 Branta bernicla

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tundra Bean Goose Brent Goose
学名 Anser serrirostris Branta bernicla
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 63.9 cm (25.2 in)
体重 2540.0 g (89.60 oz) 1335.0 g (47.09 oz)
食性 -- Primarily herbivorous; grazes aquatic plants, grasses, and sedges; swans upend in shallow water for submerged …
一腹卵数 3-8 1-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tundra Bean Goose only

Brent Goose only

Tundra Bean Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra in Siberia. Winters on agricultural land, river floodplains, and wetlands in eastern China, Japan, and Korea, with some wintering in western Europe.

Brent Goose

Breeds on high-Arctic tundra; winters on estuaries, coastal mudflats, saltmarshes, and sea-grass beds along Atlantic and Pacific coastlines. One of the most strictly coastal wintering geese.

Song & Call Comparison

Tundra Bean Goose

さえずり

A nasal, lower call compared to Taiga Bean Goose. Considered subspecifically or specifically distinct; vocalizations are an active taxonomic tool for separation in mixed flocks.

Brent Goose

さえずり

A low, guttural 'rronk' or 'ronk-ronk' from flocks. Soft nasal calls in feeding groups. A subtle, understated call for a goose — less loud than most Anser geese.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tundra Bean Goose

Brent Goose

Breeds across boreal and subarctic Canada and Alaska; winters in the southern United States, Mexico, and Central America.

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

Least Concern

Brent Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Tundra Bean Goose

羽毛

Dark brown head and neck; grayish-brown back with pale feather fringing. Underparts pale gray-brown. Orange-yellow legs. Bill black with orange subterminal band. Recently split from Taiga Bean Goose.

Brent Goose

羽毛

Small; mostly black head, neck, and breast. Small white neck-patch on adults. Back dark brownish-gray; belly pale gray to white depending on subspecies. White undertail coverts. Sexes similar.

About These Birds

Tundra Bean Goose

テンドリガンはロシア北東部に繁殖し、東アジアで越冬するガンです。ビーンガンに近縁ですが、嘴の模様が異なります。日本では冬鳥として希に飛来します。農地や湿地で草や農作物の葉を採食します。

Brent Goose

北極圏で繁殖し、北半球の海岸で越冬する小型のガン(体長55〜66cm)。黒い頭・首・胸に短い白い首輪が特徴。Branta bernicla(コクガン)は主にアマモなどの海草を食べ、干潟や浅い入り江を好む。日本でも北海道・東北の海岸で越冬する姿が見られ、個体数は比較的少ない。Anatidae科。

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