Black Swan vs Rosy-billed Pochard

Cygnus atratus 比較対象 Netta peposaca

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black Swan Rosy-billed Pochard
学名 Cygnus atratus Netta peposaca
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) 46.1 cm (18.1 in)
体重 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 1103.4 g (38.92 oz)
食性 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by invertebrates.
一腹卵数 4-6 10
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Rosy-billed Pochard
翼開長
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Rosy-billed Pochard 46.1 cm
体重
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Rosy-billed Pochard 1103.4 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black Swan only

Rosy-billed Pochard only

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Black Swan

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

Rosy-billed Pochard

Freshwater lakes, marshes, and lagoons in southern South America from central Brazil through Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina to Patagonia. Often on large open lakes. Partially migratory; moves northward in winter.

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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.

Rosy-billed Pochard

さえずり

Male gives a deep, burping boom; female produces a loud, grunting quack. The male's resonant booming call during display is among the most powerful calls of South American wildfowl.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

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

Rosy-billed Pochard

Breeds in northern prairies; winters on interior wetlands and coasts from the southern US to Central America.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Black Swan

Least Concern

Rosy-billed Pochard

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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

Rosy-billed Pochard

羽毛

Males dark sooty-black with iridescent purple gloss on head; bright rosy-red bill with pink knob. White flanks visible when at rest. Females brown with pale face and gray bill. Bold …

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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。

Rosy-billed Pochard

ローズビルドポチャードは南米南部に分布する潜水性カモです。雄は鮮やかなピンクの嘴と黒白の体が特徴的です。アルゼンチン、チリ、ブラジル南部の草原地帯の湖や湿地に生息し、水草や無脊椎動物を潜って採食します。

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