Barrow's Goldeneye vs Mandarin Duck

Bucephala islandica 比較対象 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Barrow's Goldeneye Mandarin Duck
学名 Bucephala islandica Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 44.3 cm (17.4 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 838.0 g (29.56 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Dives for crustaceans, aquatic insects, and molluscs in mountain lakes and coastal bays. Diet similar … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 6-14 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Barrow's Goldeneye
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Barrow's Goldeneye 44.3 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Barrow's Goldeneye 838.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Barrow's Goldeneye only

Mandarin Duck only

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

Barrow's Goldeneye

さえずり

Male produces a whistled, nasal kaow-kaow call; female gives a harsh quacking series. The male's wheezy, double call differs from Common Goldeneye; heard on western North American lakes.

Mandarin Duck

さえずり

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Barrow's Goldeneye

Breeds in Iceland, western Canada, and locally the western United States. Winters on coasts and lakes of the Pacific Northwest and eastern Canada.

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Barrow's Goldeneye

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barrow's Goldeneye

羽毛

Male has iridescent purple-black head with crescent-shaped white facial patch; white body with black scapulars bearing bold white spots. Female grey with brown head, white collar; head rounder than Common …

Mandarin Duck

羽毛

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

くちばし

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

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About These Birds

Barrow's Goldeneye

アナチダエ科の中型の洞営巣ガモ(約840g)で、雄は紫色光沢の頭部と三日月形の白い顔斑を持つ。北米西部とアイスランドの山地湖近くで繁殖;沿岸の湾で越冬する。無脊椎動物と小魚を潜って食べる。営巣に大きな木の洞が必要な軽度懸念種。

Mandarin Duck

オシドリ。東アジア原産の美しいカモ。雄は鮮やかなオレンジ色の「帆羽」と複雑な羽毛模様が特徴的。体長41〜49cm。森林の池や川に生息し、樹洞に巣を作る。ドングリや水草を食べる。低危険種。

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