Tundra Bean Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser serrirostris 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tundra Bean Goose Mandarin Duck
学名 Anser serrirostris Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 2540.0 g (89.60 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
Tundra Bean Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Tundra Bean Goose
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Tundra Bean Goose 2540.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Tundra Bean Goose only

Mandarin 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.

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

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.

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

Tundra Bean 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

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin 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.

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

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。

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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