Maned Duck vs Spotted Whistling-duck

Chenonetta jubata 比較対象 Dendrocygna guttata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Maned Duck Spotted Whistling-duck
学名 Chenonetta jubata Dendrocygna guttata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 51.8 cm (20.4 in) 41.3 cm (16.3 in)
体重 825.25 g (29.11 oz) 677.5 g (23.90 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; broadly omnivorous diet shifts with … Primarily herbivorous; grazes tundra grasses and sedges; winters on coastal marshes and farmland, switching to …
一腹卵数 8-11 10-11
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Maned Duck only

Spotted Whistling-duck only

Maned Duck

Open woodland, grassland, parks, golf courses, and farmland near water across most of Australia. Nests in tree hollows up to 30m high. Grazes terrestrially. Highly adaptable to modified and urban environments.

Spotted Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, rice fields, streams, and forest pools in New Guinea, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Moluccas. Often found near forested rivers and seasonal swamps at low elevations.

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Song & Call Comparison

Maned Duck

さえずり

Male utters soft, goose-like honking notes; female gives a harsh, repeated quacking rattle. Alarm call is a loud, abrupt nasal honk carrying over open water.

Spotted Whistling-duck

さえずり

A musical, high whistle similar to other whistling-ducks. Call is softer and less far-carrying than White-faced or Black-bellied species. Given in flight and on water.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Maned Duck

Found in wetlands of East Africa; largely sedentary with some local seasonal movements following water availability.

Spotted Whistling-duck

Ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa in open woodland and savanna. Largely sedentary with local seasonal movements to water.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Maned Duck

Least Concern

Spotted Whistling-duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Maned Duck

羽毛

Males have brownish head with short dark mane; gray body with fine vermiculations and chestnut breast spots. Females brown with white supercilium and white chin. Both show white speculum in …

Spotted Whistling-duck

羽毛

Dark brown above; head and neck dark brown. Underparts heavily spotted white on dark brown ground, giving spotted appearance. Flanks with bold white spots. Pink-red bill and legs. Sexes similar.

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About These Birds

Maned Duck

オーストラリアンウッドダックはオーストラリア全土に分布するカモです。雄は暗褐色の頭部と細かい模様の羽毛が特徴的です。草地や農地に隣接した湿地、池、川に生息します。草、種子、昆虫を採食します。木の洞に営巣します。

Spotted Whistling-duck

スポッテドウィスリングダックはインドネシア、フィリピン、パプアニューギニアに分布するツリーダックです。白い斑点のある褐色の羽毛が特徴で、夜間に特徴的な笛のような声でさえずります。熱帯の湿地、稲田、マングローブ林に生息し、草の種子や水草を採食します。

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