White-winged Duck vs Black Swan

Asarcornis scutulata 比較対象 Cygnus atratus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-winged Duck Black Swan
学名 Asarcornis scutulata Cygnus atratus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼開長 68.3 cm (26.9 in) 190.0 cm (74.8 in)
体重 2950.0 g (104.06 oz) 6200.0 g (218.70 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet varies widely … Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
一腹卵数 6-15 4-6
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
White-winged Duck
Black Swan 130.0 cm
翼開長
White-winged Duck 68.3 cm
Black Swan 190.0 cm
体重
White-winged Duck 2950.0 g
Black Swan 6200.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-winged Duck only

Black Swan only

White-winged Duck

Undisturbed lowland tropical forest near slow rivers, pools, and forest swamps at low elevations in northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sumatra. Requires large trees with nest cavities near permanent water.

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Song & Call Comparison

White-winged Duck

さえずり

Critically endangered; extremely rare in wild. Gives low guttural hissing calls and soft wing-beating sounds. Vocalizations in wild scarcely documented given its rarity.

Black Swan

さえずり

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

White-winged Duck

Breeds in northern Eurasia; winters in sub-Saharan Africa. A classic Palearctic–African migrant with a wide wintering range.

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

保全状況

Critically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Least Concern

Black Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

White-winged Duck

羽毛

Dark brown body with pale spotting on head and neck. Bold white wing patch visible in flight. Yellowish-orange bill; legs orange. Head pale buffish-white speckled brown. Critically endangered SE Asian …

Black Swan

羽毛

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

くちばし

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

About These Birds

White-winged Duck

ホワイトウィングドウッドダックは東南アジアの熱帯雨林に生息する稀少なカモです。翼の白い斑が特徴的な大型のカモです。インド、バングラデシュ、東南アジアの深い熱帯雨林の河川や沼地に生息し、深刻な絶滅危惧種です。

Black Swan

コクチョウはかつてすべての白鳥は白いと信じていたヨーロッパ人に不可能と考えられており、帰納的推論の失敗の有名な哲学的な例となっている。西オーストラリア州の州の鳥。コクチョウは生涯続く番いの絆を形成し、両親が共同で抱卵と雛の世話を行う。

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