Wandering Whistling-duck vs Harlequin Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata 比較対象 Histrionicus histrionicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Harlequin Duck
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Histrionicus histrionicus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 38.8 cm (15.3 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 553.0 g (19.51 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Forages in fast-flowing streams for aquatic insect larvae, amphipods, and small fish. Dives and clings …
一腹卵数 6-15 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Harlequin 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.

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.

Harlequin Duck

さえずり

Male gives a squeaky, mouse-like squeal; female produces a guttural, grunting call. The male's bizarre, high-pitched squealing call is completely unexpected in such a compact seaduck.

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.

Harlequin Duck

Breeds on fast-flowing rivers in Iceland, Greenland, and northern North America. Winters along rocky Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to California.

保全状況

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Harlequin 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.

Harlequin Duck

羽毛

Male is slate-blue with bold white crescent before eye, white spots and streaks on head, neck, and scapulars, and rich chestnut flanks. Female is dark sooty-brown with three white facial …

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。

Harlequin Duck

アメリカヒメハジロはカナダ・アイスランド・グリーンランドで繁殖し北アメリカ・ヨーロッパの太平洋・大西洋岸で越冬するマガモ族の小型潜水カモ(体長38〜50 cm)。雄は白い斑点・縞模様の灰色・赤褐色の鮮やかな羽衣が特徴。急流の渓流で繁殖し、越冬地では荒波の岩礁海岸に生息。

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