Madagascar Pochard vs Black Swan

Aythya innotata 比較対象 Cygnus atratus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Madagascar Pochard Black Swan
学名 Aythya innotata 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 37.4 cm (14.7 in) 190.0 cm (74.8 in)
体重 685.0 g (24.16 oz) 6200.0 g (218.70 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal and freshwater habitats. Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow …
一腹卵数 6-10 4-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Madagascar Pochard
Black Swan 130.0 cm
翼開長
Madagascar Pochard 37.4 cm
Black Swan 190.0 cm
体重
Madagascar Pochard 685.0 g
Black Swan 6200.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Madagascar Pochard only

None

Black Swan only

Madagascar Pochard

Restricted to Lake Matsaborimena in the highlands of northern Madagascar at about 1,500 m altitude. Uses deep-water mountain lakes with aquatic vegetation. Critically Endangered; tiny wild population.

Black Swan

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Madagascar Pochard

さえずり

Critically Endangered; produces a soft, Aythya-like purring and grating quacking. Calls are not well-documented; likely similar to closely related Ferruginous Duck based on phylogeny.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Madagascar Pochard

Breeds across the northern boreal zone of Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America.

Black Swan

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

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保全状況

Critically Endangered

Madagascar Pochard

Least Concern

Black Swan

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How to Tell Them Apart

Madagascar Pochard

羽毛

Males have brown head and neck; dark brown back; pale gray flanks with white undertail. White eye. Blue-gray bill. Females browner with pale face patch and brown eye. Critically endangered; …

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

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About These Birds

Madagascar Pochard

マダガスカルポチャードはマダガスカル固有の極めて希少な潜水性カモです。長年にわたり野生絶滅と考えられていましたが、2006年に北部の湖で再発見されました。深水の湖に生息し、水生植物を潜って採食します。現在は飼育繁殖プログラムで個体数回復が図られています。

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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