Kelp Goose vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Chloephaga hybrida 比較対象 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Kelp Goose Wandering Whistling-duck
学名 Chloephaga hybrida Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 71.6 cm (28.2 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 2735.0 g (96.47 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 3-7 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Kelp Goose only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Kelp Goose

Rocky wave-washed shores, sea channels, and kelp-fringed coasts of Patagonian Chile and Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego, and the Falkland Islands. Strictly coastal; almost never moves inland.

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

Kelp Goose

さえずり

A loud, nasal 'honk'. Male is mostly white and gives sharper calls; female is dark and gives softer, lower honks. Coastal Patagonian and Falklands habitat; highly vocal.

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

Kelp Goose

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

Kelp Goose

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Kelp Goose

羽毛

Extreme dimorphism. Males entirely white with yellow bill and legs. Females dark brown barred white overall; yellow legs. Coastal species of rocky shores. Sexes so different they were once considered …

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

Kelp Goose

ケルプグースは南米南端のパタゴニアとフォークランド諸島の海岸に生息するガン科鳥類です。雄は白い羽毛、雌は黒白の羽毛が特徴的です。海岸の岩礁に生息し、ケルプなどの海藻を主食とします。海岸に生息する珍しいガン科鳥類です。

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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