Ferruginous Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Aythya nyroca 比較対象 Aix galericulata

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属性 Ferruginous Duck Mandarin Duck
学名 Aythya nyroca Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Near Threatened Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 36.5 cm (14.4 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 594.1666666666666 g (20.96 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in coastal habitats; diet dominated by hard-shelled invertebrates. Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 4-17 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Ferruginous Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Ferruginous Duck 36.5 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Ferruginous Duck 594.1666666666666 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ferruginous Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

Ferruginous Duck

Freshwater lakes, marshes, and river deltas with dense emergent vegetation in southern Eurasia from central Europe east to Central Asia and China. Winters in the Mediterranean, South Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

Ferruginous Duck

さえずり

Male emits a soft, wheeling purr; female gives a harsh, rapid quacking series. The male's quiet purring display call contrasts with the female's repeated, grating notes on Mediterranean marshes.

Mandarin Duck

さえずり

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Ferruginous Duck

Breeds in boreal and sub-Arctic Canada; winters on the Atlantic coast from New England to the Gulf States.

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

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保全状況

Near Threatened

Ferruginous Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Ferruginous Duck

羽毛

Rich chestnut-brown head, neck and breast; white undertail conspicuous. White eye in males (brown in females). Dark back. Bold white wing stripe in flight. Compact and rounded. Males brighter chestnut; …

Mandarin Duck

羽毛

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

くちばし

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

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About These Birds

Ferruginous Duck

メジロガモはユーラシア中部に繁殖し、地中海地方や南アジアで越冬する潜水性カモです。雄は栗色の頭部と白い目が特徴的で、飛翔時に翼の白い帯が目立ちます。葦原や水草が豊富な湿地に生息し、絶滅危惧種に指定されています。

Mandarin Duck

オシドリ。東アジア原産の美しいカモ。雄は鮮やかなオレンジ色の「帆羽」と複雑な羽毛模様が特徴的。体長41〜49cm。森林の池や川に生息し、樹洞に巣を作る。ドングリや水草を食べる。低危険種。

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