Greater White-fronted Goose vs Baer's Pochard

Anser albifrons 比較対象 Aythya baeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Greater White-fronted Goose Baer's Pochard
学名 Anser albifrons Aythya baeri
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体長
翼開長 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 40.4 cm (15.9 in)
体重 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 707.25 g (24.95 oz)
食性 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
一腹卵数 3-9 6-13
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Baer's Pochard only

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Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and peatlands. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, freshwater marshes, and flooded meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America. One of the most widespread geese.

Baer's Pochard

Breeds on lakes and rivers in boreal forests of eastern Siberia and northeastern China. Winters on freshwater lakes and wetlands in eastern and southeastern Asia. Critically Endangered; tiny remaining population.

Song & Call Comparison

Greater White-fronted Goose

さえずり

A loud, laughing 'kow-lyuk' or musical 'wah-wah'. Gives a distinctive high-pitched yodeling quality lacking in Greylag. Highly vocal in large winter flocks.

Baer's Pochard

さえずり

Male gives a low, grating wheeze; female produces a harsh quacking series. Calls resemble Tufted Duck but slightly softer; among the rarest duck calls in East Asia due to its …

Geographic Range & Migration

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds in the potholes region of the northern Great Plains; winters in the southern United States and along the Gulf Coast.

Baer's Pochard

保全状況

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Critically Endangered

Baer's Pochard

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater White-fronted Goose

羽毛

Brown-gray body with white forehead patch bordered by white band at bill base. Underparts with bold irregular black bars on belly. Orange bill; orange-yellow legs. Juveniles lack white front and …

Baer's Pochard

羽毛

Males have dark glossy greenish-black head; chestnut breast; white flanks and undertail. White eye. Females brown with chestnut breast and pale face patch. White wing stripe in flight. Critically endangered …

About These Birds

Greater White-fronted Goose

北極圏で繁殖し、温帯で越冬する大型のガン(体長64〜81cm)。成鳥は白い額と黒い腹部の横縞が特徴。Anser albifrons(マガン)は東アジア、ヨーロッパ、北米の広大な農地や湿地で越冬する。日本では宮城県伊豆沼などが重要な越冬地で、数万羽が集まる壮観な光景が見られる。Anatidae科。

Baer's Pochard

バエルのハジロはロシア東部と中国北東部で繁殖し、南アジアで越冬する潜水性カモです。雄は緑光沢のある黒い頭部と白い目が特徴的です。絶滅危惧種に指定されており、越冬地での狩猟圧力と繁殖地の湿地破壊が主な脅威です。

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