Ruddy-headed Goose vs Mallard

Chloephaga rubidiceps 比較対象 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ruddy-headed Goose Mallard
学名 Chloephaga rubidiceps 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 65.1 cm (25.6 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
体重 1756.8333333333333 g (61.97 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 3-8 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Ruddy-headed Goose
Mallard 58.0 cm
翼開長
Ruddy-headed Goose 65.1 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
体重
Ruddy-headed Goose 1756.8333333333333 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Ruddy-headed Goose only

Mallard only

Ruddy-headed Goose

Breeds on open tussock grasslands and moorland in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. Mainland wintering population on Patagonian grasslands now critically small. Falkland Islands population relatively stable.

Mallard

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

Song & Call Comparison

Ruddy-headed Goose

さえずり

A high, whistled 'whee' from males and a cackling rattle from females. Calls similar to Ashy-headed Goose. Falkland Islands population; calls in open coastal grassland.

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

Ruddy-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

Ruddy-headed Goose

Least Concern

Mallard

How to Tell Them Apart

Ruddy-headed Goose

羽毛

Distinctive rufous-brown head and neck; body barred rufous and black above; underparts buff-white finely barred. Orange-yellow legs. White wing patches in flight. Compact; sexes similar. Falklands and Patagonia.

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

Ruddy-headed Goose

ルディーヘッド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小型のガン科鳥類です。雄は赤褐色の頭部と白い腹が特徴的です。草地に生息し、草を採食します。フォークランド諸島の繁殖個体群は激減しており、絶滅危惧種です。

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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