Wandering Whistling-duck vs Hartlaub's Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata 比較対象 Pteronetta hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Hartlaub's Duck
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Pteronetta hartlaubii
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 910.0 g (32.10 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy …
一腹卵数 6-15 7-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Wandering Whistling-duck only

None

Hartlaub's Duck only

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

さえずり

A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia.

保全状況

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Duck

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

羽毛

Dark chocolate-brown body; white patches at side of head distinctive. Males have dark blue frontal shield extending from bill. Wings show pale blue-gray inner forewing. Legs gray. West African forest …

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。

Hartlaub's Duck

ハートラウブダックは西アフリカの森林に生息するカモです。青みがかった嘴と暗褐色の羽毛が特徴的です。熱帯雨林内の河川、沼地、森林の池に生息し、植物の種子、果実、無脊椎動物を採食します。アフリカ固有の珍しいカモです。

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