Muscovy Duck vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Cairina moschata 比較対象 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Muscovy Duck Wandering Whistling-duck
学名 Cairina moschata Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 69.0 cm (27.2 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 2140.0 g (75.49 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
食性 -- Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
一腹卵数 8-15 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Muscovy Duck only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

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Muscovy Duck

Tropical and subtropical lowland forest near rivers, lakes, mangroves, and wetlands from Mexico through Central America to Peru, Bolivia, and Uruguay. Common near forest-edge water. Feral populations worldwide.

Wandering Whistling-duck

Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.

Song & Call Comparison

Muscovy Duck

さえずり

Males are nearly silent; females give a raspy, low 'grrrr' hiss when threatened. Domesticated birds familiar worldwide but wild birds are surprisingly quiet and secretive.

Wandering Whistling-duck

さえずり

A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.

Geographic Range & Migration

Muscovy Duck

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

保全状況

Least Concern

Muscovy Duck

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Muscovy Duck

羽毛

Glossy black plumage with large white wing patches. Bare red facial skin with warty caruncles, more extensive in males. Males larger; females less knobby-faced. Dark bill. Domestic forms vary widely …

Wandering Whistling-duck

羽毛

Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. Sexes similar.

About These Birds

Muscovy Duck

バリケンはメキシコから南米にかけて分布する大型のカモです。雄は顔の赤い肉垂が特徴的です。家禽として世界中で飼育されており、熱帯の湿地、川、沼地に生息します。木の洞に営巣し、草、種子、昆虫を採食します。

Wandering Whistling-duck

ワンデリングウィスリングダックは東南アジアからオーストラリアにかけて分布するツリーダックです。栗色の羽毛と長い首が特徴で、群れで移動します。湿地、稲田、水草に覆われた湖に生息し、水草、種子、藻類を採食します。

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