Wandering Whistling-duck vs Green Pygmy-goose

Dendrocygna arcuata 比較対象 Nettapus pulchellus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Green Pygmy-goose
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Nettapus pulchellus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 33.8 cm (13.3 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 328.75 g (11.60 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in shallow fresh water; diet varies between seasons …
一腹卵数 6-15 8-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Green Pygmy-goose only

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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.

Green Pygmy-goose

Lily-covered tropical freshwater billabongs, lagoons, and seasonal floodplains in New Guinea and the tropical Top End of the Northern Territory and Queensland, Australia. Highly dependent on aquatic vegetation.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Green Pygmy-goose

さえずり

Male gives a high-pitched, melodic two-note whistle; female produces a quiet, nasal grunt. Courtship includes rapid chattering exchanges between paired birds on tropical lagoons.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

Green Pygmy-goose

Breeds across northern and central Eurasia; winters in tropical Africa and South Asia.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Green Pygmy-goose

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Green Pygmy-goose

羽毛

Males have dark green head and neck with white cheek patch; dark back; white underparts; flanks gray-green with fine barring. Females duller with brown cap and white face. White wing …

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About These Birds

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。

Green Pygmy-goose

グリーンピグミーグースはオーストラリア北部と東南アジアに分布する小型の木巣性カモです。雄は緑色の羽毛と白い斑点が美しいです。熱帯・亜熱帯の水草が豊富な湖、池、湿地に生息し、蓮の種子や水草を採食します。

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