Muscovy Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Cairina moschata 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Muscovy Duck Mandarin Duck
学名 Cairina moschata 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 69.0 cm (27.2 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 2140.0 g (75.49 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 -- Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 8-15 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Muscovy Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Muscovy Duck 69.0 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Muscovy Duck 2140.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Muscovy Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

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.

Mandarin Duck

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

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.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Muscovy Duck

Mandarin Duck

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Muscovy Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin 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 …

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

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。

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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