Black Swan vs Andean Goose

Cygnus atratus 比較対象 Chloephaga melanoptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black Swan Andean Goose
学名 Cygnus atratus Chloephaga melanoptera
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) 86.3 cm (34.0 in)
体重 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 2617.5 g (92.33 oz)
食性 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … Eats grasses, seeds, molluscs, and aquatic invertebrates; wades in shallow water; diet includes invertebrates year-round.
一腹卵数 4-6 5-10
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Andean Goose
翼開長
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Andean Goose 86.3 cm
体重
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Andean Goose 2617.5 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black Swan only

Andean Goose only

Black Swan

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

Andean Goose

High-altitude puna grassland, bofedales (cushion bogs), and lakeshores at 3,500–5,500 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia and Chile to northwestern Argentina. Grazes beside glacial and alpine lakes.

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.

Andean Goose

さえずり

A loud, cackling 'kek-kek-kek' from high-altitude Andean puna. Pairs are territorial and vocal. Calls carry well across open altiplano above 4,000 m elevation.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

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

Andean Goose

Formerly widespread on the Mascarene Island of Réunion. Extinct in the 17th century; extirpated by hunting and introduced predators.

保全状況

Least Concern

Black Swan

Least Concern

Andean 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

Andean Goose

羽毛

Entirely white plumage except black-tipped primaries and black tail. Bill and legs coral-pink. Larger than most Chloephaga. Sexes similar. Inhabits high Andean lakes and grasslands above 3,000 m.

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。

Andean Goose

アンデスガンはアンデス山脈高地に生息するガン科鳥類です。白い羽毛と黒い翼、赤い嘴と脚が特徴的です。高山の湖畔、湿地、草地に生息し、草や植物を採食します。標高4000〜5000メートルの厳しい高地環境に適応した種です。

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