Spotted Whistling-duck vs White-winged Scoter

Dendrocygna guttata 比較対象 Melanitta deglandi

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Spotted Whistling-duck White-winged Scoter
学名 Dendrocygna guttata Melanitta deglandi
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 41.3 cm (16.3 in) 54.0 cm (21.3 in)
体重 677.5 g (23.90 oz) 1647.1666666666667 g (58.10 oz)
食性 Primarily herbivorous; grazes tundra grasses and sedges; winters on coastal marshes and farmland, switching to … Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish in coastal and inland waters. Favours mussels and …
一腹卵数 10-11 6-16
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Spotted Whistling-duck only

White-winged Scoter only

Spotted Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, rice fields, streams, and forest pools in New Guinea, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Moluccas. Often found near forested rivers and seasonal swamps at low elevations.

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Song & Call Comparison

Spotted Whistling-duck

さえずり

A musical, high whistle similar to other whistling-ducks. Call is softer and less far-carrying than White-faced or Black-bellied species. Given in flight and on water.

White-winged Scoter

さえずり

Male produces a soft, whistled note; female gives a harsh, grating call. Similar to Velvet Scoter; the female's rasping call carries across North Pacific bays and coastal inlets.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Spotted Whistling-duck

Ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa in open woodland and savanna. Largely sedentary with local seasonal movements to water.

White-winged Scoter

Breeds in boreal forest and tundra of interior North America. Winters along Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to California and the Gulf states.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Spotted Whistling-duck

Least Concern

White-winged Scoter

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How to Tell Them Apart

Spotted Whistling-duck

羽毛

Dark brown above; head and neck dark brown. Underparts heavily spotted white on dark brown ground, giving spotted appearance. Flanks with bold white spots. Pink-red bill and legs. Sexes similar.

White-winged Scoter

羽毛

Male is black with conspicuous white secondaries and a white comma-shaped mark below eye; orange-yellow bill with black basal knob. Female dark brownish-black with two pale facial patches and white …

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About These Birds

Spotted Whistling-duck

スポッテドウィスリングダックはインドネシア、フィリピン、パプアニューギニアに分布するツリーダックです。白い斑点のある褐色の羽毛が特徴で、夜間に特徴的な笛のような声でさえずります。熱帯の湿地、稲田、マングローブ林に生息し、草の種子や水草を採食します。

White-winged Scoter

ホワイトウィングドスコーター。北米とアジア北東部に分布する大型の海ガモ。翼に白い翼鏡があり、雄は全身黒色。繁殖期はタイガの湖や池で営巣し、冬は海岸に移動する。貝類を主食とする。低危険種。

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