Maned Duck vs Mallard

Chenonetta jubata 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Maned Duck Mallard
学名 Chenonetta jubata Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
翼開長 51.8 cm (20.4 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 825.25 g (29.11 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
食性 Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; broadly omnivorous diet shifts with … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
一腹卵数 8-11 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Maned Duck
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
Maned Duck 51.8 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
Maned Duck 825.25 g
Mallard 1100.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Maned Duck only

Mallard 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.

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

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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.

Mallard

さえずり

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

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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.

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Maned Duck

Least Concern

Mallard

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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 …

Mallard

羽毛

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

くちばし

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

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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。

Mallard

世界で最も一般的なカモ。雄は光沢のある緑色の頭、白い首輪、栗色の胸が特徴。体長50〜65cm。ほぼ世界中の湖、川、池、湿地に生息。雑食性で植物や無脊椎動物を食べる。多くの家禽カモの祖先。低危険種。

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