Black Swan vs Lake Duck
Cygnus atratus 比較対象 Oxyura vittata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Black Swan | Lake Duck |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Cygnus atratus | Oxyura vittata |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | 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) | 27.6 cm (10.9 in) |
| 体重 | 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) | 665.0 g (23.46 oz) |
| 食性 | Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … | Dives for aquatic invertebrates and plant seeds in South American freshwater lakes and marshes. Feeds … |
| 一腹卵数 | 4-6 | 3-5 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Black Swan
Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.
Song & Call Comparison
Black Swan
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.
Lake Duck
Male produces a mechanical, drumming staccato call; female gives a soft, nasal quack. Drumming display resembles other Oxyura stiff-tails; heard at dawn on Andean and Patagonian lakes.
Geographic Range & Migration
Black Swan
Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.
Lake Duck
Resident in southern South America from central Chile and central Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego. Found on lowland lakes and lagoons.
保全状況
Black Swan
Lake Duck
How to Tell Them Apart
Black Swan
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.
Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band
Lake Duck
Male is dark chestnut-brown with black head, pale whitish-grey cheeks, and cobalt-blue bill. Female is brownish-buff with streaked upperparts and a distinctive pale supercilium; undertail coverts whitish.
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。
Lake Duck
レイクダックは南米に分布する潜水性カモです。雄は青い嘴と白い頬の斑点が特徴的で、尾を立てる習性があります。アルゼンチン、チリ、ウルグアイの湖や湿地に生息します。水草、種子、無脊椎動物を潜って採食します。