Black Swan vs Kelp Goose

Cygnus atratus 比較対象 Chloephaga hybrida

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black Swan Kelp Goose
学名 Cygnus atratus Chloephaga hybrida
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼開長 190.0 cm (74.8 in) 71.6 cm (28.2 in)
体重 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 2735.0 g (96.47 oz)
食性 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … --
一腹卵数 4-6 3-7
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Kelp Goose
翼開長
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Kelp Goose 71.6 cm
体重
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Kelp Goose 2735.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black Swan only

Kelp Goose only

None

Black Swan

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

Kelp Goose

Rocky wave-washed shores, sea channels, and kelp-fringed coasts of Patagonian Chile and Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego, and the Falkland Islands. Strictly coastal; almost never moves inland.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Kelp Goose

さえずり

A loud, nasal 'honk'. Male is mostly white and gives sharper calls; female is dark and gives softer, lower honks. Coastal Patagonian and Falklands habitat; highly vocal.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

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

Kelp Goose

保全状況

Least Concern

Black Swan

Least Concern

Kelp Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Kelp Goose

羽毛

Extreme dimorphism. Males entirely white with yellow bill and legs. Females dark brown barred white overall; yellow legs. Coastal species of rocky shores. Sexes so different they were once considered …

About These Birds

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。

Kelp Goose

ケルプグースは南米南端のパタゴニアとフォークランド諸島の海岸に生息するガン科鳥類です。雄は白い羽毛、雌は黒白の羽毛が特徴的です。海岸の岩礁に生息し、ケルプなどの海藻を主食とします。海岸に生息する珍しいガン科鳥類です。

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