Ashy-headed Goose vs Mallard

Chloephaga poliocephala 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ashy-headed Goose Mallard
学名 Chloephaga poliocephala 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 69.1 cm (27.2 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 1779.25 g (62.76 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
食性 -- Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
一腹卵数 4-6 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Ashy-headed Goose
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
Ashy-headed Goose 69.1 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
Ashy-headed Goose 1779.25 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ashy-headed Goose only

Mallard only

None

Ashy-headed Goose

Temperate forests, forest clearings, and lake margins in southern Chile and Patagonian Argentina. Partially migratory; breeds in beech forest zones and winters on open grasslands farther north.

Mallard

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

Song & Call Comparison

Ashy-headed Goose

さえずり

A whistled 'seeeeu' from males and a lower cackling from females. Ashy-headed Goose calls carry across Andean foothills and Patagonian grassland habitats.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ashy-headed Goose

Mallard

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

保全状況

Least Concern

Ashy-headed Goose

Least Concern

Mallard

How to Tell Them Apart

Ashy-headed Goose

羽毛

Gray head and neck contrast with chestnut breast and rufous-barred flanks. Back brown; belly white. White wing patch in flight with iridescent green speculum. Yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar but females …

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

About These Birds

Ashy-headed Goose

アスウェイウィンガンはアンデス山脈の湿地と草原に生息するガン科鳥類です。灰色の頭部と白黒の翼が特徴的です。チリとアルゼンチンの南部に分布し、草地、農地、湿地に生息します。草や農作物を採食します。

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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