Musk Duck vs Wandering Whistling-duck
Biziura lobata 比較対象 Dendrocygna arcuata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Musk Duck | Wandering Whistling-duck |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Biziura lobata | Dendrocygna arcuata |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | — |
| 翼開長 | 42.3 cm (16.7 in) | 37.2 cm (14.6 in) |
| 体重 | 1930.75 g (68.11 oz) | 779.5 g (27.50 oz) |
| 食性 | Dives for aquatic invertebrates, small fish, and plant material in Australian freshwater lakes. Highly aquatic; … | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … |
| 一腹卵数 | 2-3 | 6-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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
Musk Duck
Male produces a loud, explosive plonk call followed by bill-drumming on the water surface; female gives a harsh quack. The male's bizarre splashing display is unique and unmistakable among Australian …
Wandering Whistling-duck
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
Musk Duck
Endemic to southern Australia, including southeastern and southwestern regions. Found on wetlands with lignum and reeds.
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
Musk Duck
Wandering Whistling-duck
How to Tell Them Apart
Musk Duck
Both sexes are uniformly dark sooty-brown, densely barred and vermiculated with black; male has distinctive pendulous black lobe hanging below bill. Females and immatures are smaller and lack the lobe.
Wandering Whistling-duck
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
Musk Duck
マスクドダックはオーストラリアに固有の大型の潜水性カモです。雄は嘴の下の大きな肉垂と独特の鼻から出る麝香の臭いが特徴です。深い葦原に覆われた湖や沼地に生息し、水生無脊椎動物や水草を潜って採食します。オーストラリア固有の奇妙なカモとして知られています。
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。