White-winged Duck vs Brent Goose

Asarcornis scutulata 比較対象 Branta bernicla

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-winged Duck Brent Goose
学名 Asarcornis scutulata Branta bernicla
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 68.3 cm (26.9 in) 63.9 cm (25.2 in)
体重 2950.0 g (104.06 oz) 1335.0 g (47.09 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet varies widely … Primarily herbivorous; grazes aquatic plants, grasses, and sedges; swans upend in shallow water for submerged …
一腹卵数 6-15 1-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-winged Duck only

Brent Goose 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.

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

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.

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

White-winged Duck

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

Brent Goose

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

保全状況

Critically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Least Concern

Brent Goose

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 …

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

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。

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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