Tundra Bean Goose vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Anser serrirostris 比較対象 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tundra Bean Goose Wandering Whistling-duck
学名 Anser serrirostris Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 2540.0 g (89.60 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
食性 -- Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
一腹卵数 3-8 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tundra Bean Goose only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

None

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.

Wandering Whistling-duck

Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.

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.

Wandering Whistling-duck

さえずり

A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tundra Bean Goose

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

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.

Wandering Whistling-duck

羽毛

Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. 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。

Wandering Whistling-duck

ワンデリングウィスリングダックは東南アジアからオーストラリアにかけて分布するツリーダックです。栗色の羽毛と長い首が特徴で、群れで移動します。湿地、稲田、水草に覆われた湖に生息し、水草、種子、藻類を採食します。

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