Upland Goose vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Chloephaga picta 比較対象 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Upland Goose Wandering Whistling-duck
学名 Chloephaga picta Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 82.4 cm (32.4 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 2916.0 g (102.86 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 5-8 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Upland Goose only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Upland Goose

Open Patagonian grasslands, steppe, and agricultural pastures in southern Chile and Argentina, including the Falkland Islands. Grazes on short grass. Males aggressively defend territories. Partially migratory.

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

Upland Goose

さえずり

Male gives a high, whistled 'whew'; female gives a low, rolling cackle 'ga-ga-ga'. Sexual differences in call are pronounced. Falklands and Patagonian populations 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

Upland 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

Upland Goose

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Upland Goose

羽毛

Pronounced dimorphism. Males white with black-barred flanks and white wings with black primaries. Females rufous-brown with black-barred flanks and white belly. Both sexes yellow-orange legs. Grassland species.

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

Upland Goose

マゼランガンは南米南端のパタゴニアとフォークランド諸島に分布するガン科鳥類です。雄は白い頭部と黒白の羽毛、雌は褐色の羽毛が特徴的です。草地や農地に生息し、草を採食します。羊牧場主との競合で駆除されることがあります。

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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