Black Swan vs Crested Shelduck

Cygnus atratus 比較対象 Tadorna cristata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Black Swan Crested Shelduck
学名 Cygnus atratus Tadorna cristata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Critically Endangered
体長 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
翼開長 190.0 cm (74.8 in) 59.8 cm (23.5 in)
体重 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 1235.0 g (43.56 oz)
食性 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … Possibly extinct; Crested Shelduck fed on seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates near East Asian wetlands; …
一腹卵数 4-6 10
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Crested Shelduck
翼開長
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Crested Shelduck 59.8 cm
体重
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Crested Shelduck 1235.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Black Swan only

Crested Shelduck only

None

Black Swan

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

Crested Shelduck

Historically known from coastal Korea, Siberia, and possibly Japan. Habitat preferences poorly known; specimens were collected near coasts and rivers. Possibly extinct.

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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.

Crested Shelduck

さえずり

Critically endangered; last confirmed sightings in 1971. No vocalizations reliably recorded. Presumed similar to related shelducks based on phylogeny but effectively unknown.

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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.

Crested Shelduck

Breeds across the Palearctic; winters from West Africa to South Africa. Uses the western and central Palearctic–African flyways.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Black Swan

Critically Endangered

Crested Shelduck

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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

Crested Shelduck

羽毛

Critically rare; known from few specimens. Males dark green head with bushy crest; black and white body with chestnut flanks. Females have white facial markings and brown-barred body. Possibly extinct; …

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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。

Crested Shelduck

カンムリツクシガモは韓国と中国の一部に生息したとされる幻の鳥で、現在は絶滅したと考えられています。雄は緑色の羽毛と特徴的な冠羽を持っていました。20世紀初頭以降の確認記録がなく、生態はほとんど不明です。

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