Tundra Bean Goose vs Mallard

Anser serrirostris 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tundra Bean Goose Mallard
学名 Anser serrirostris Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
翼開長 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 2540.0 g (89.60 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
Tundra Bean Goose
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
Tundra Bean Goose
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
Tundra Bean Goose 2540.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tundra Bean Goose only

Mallard 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.

Mallard

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

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.

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

Tundra Bean Goose

Mallard

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

保全状況

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

Least Concern

Mallard

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.

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

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。

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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