Coscoroba Swan vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Coscoroba coscoroba 比較対象 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Coscoroba Swan Wandering Whistling-duck
学名 Coscoroba coscoroba Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 84.2 cm (33.1 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 4200.0 g (148.15 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 4-9 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Coscoroba Swan only

None

Wandering Whistling-duck only

None

Coscoroba Swan

Freshwater lakes, marshes, lagoons, and flooded grasslands from southern Brazil through Uruguay, Chile, and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego. Partially migratory; moves northward in winter. Nests in reedy margins.

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

Coscoroba Swan

さえずり

A bugling, honking 'coscoroba' call — giving the species its onomatopoeic name. Loud and far-carrying. Less commonly heard than northern hemisphere swans.

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

Coscoroba Swan

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

Coscoroba Swan

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Coscoroba Swan

羽毛

Entirely white plumage except black wingtips visible in flight. Bright red bill and red legs and feet. Red eye-ring. More goose-like than true swans. Juvenile has brownish wash. Sexes similar.

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

Coscoroba Swan

コスコロバはコウノトリに近縁とも言われる南米固有のハクチョウに似た大型水鳥です。白い羽毛と赤い嘴・脚が特徴的です。南米南部の湿地、湖、河口に生息し、水草、藻類、種子を採食します。コスコロバ属の唯一の種です。

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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