White-winged Duck vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Asarcornis scutulata 比較対象 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 White-winged Duck Wandering Whistling-duck
学名 Asarcornis scutulata Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Critically Endangered Least Concern
体長
翼開長 68.3 cm (26.9 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 2950.0 g (104.06 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
食性 Feeds on seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet varies widely … Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
一腹卵数 6-15 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

White-winged Duck only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

None

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.

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

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.

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

White-winged Duck

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

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

Critically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

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 …

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

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。

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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