Ruddy-headed Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Chloephaga rubidiceps 比較対象 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Ruddy-headed Goose Mandarin Duck
学名 Chloephaga rubidiceps Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 65.1 cm (25.6 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 1756.8333333333333 g (61.97 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 -- Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
一腹卵数 3-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Ruddy-headed Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼開長
Ruddy-headed Goose 65.1 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Ruddy-headed Goose 1756.8333333333333 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Ruddy-headed Goose only

Mandarin Duck 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.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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.

Mandarin Duck

さえずり

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ruddy-headed Goose

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

保全状況

Least Concern

Ruddy-headed Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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.

Mandarin Duck

羽毛

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

くちばし

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish 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。

Mandarin Duck

オシドリ。東アジア原産の美しいカモ。雄は鮮やかなオレンジ色の「帆羽」と複雑な羽毛模様が特徴的。体長41〜49cm。森林の池や川に生息し、樹洞に巣を作る。ドングリや水草を食べる。低危険種。

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