Hooded Merganser vs Mandarin Duck
Lophodytes cucullatus 比較対象 Aix galericulata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Hooded Merganser | Mandarin Duck |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Lophodytes cucullatus | Aix galericulata |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 保全状況 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体長 | — | 44.0 cm (17.3 in) |
| 翼開長 | 37.3 cm (14.7 in) | 70.0 cm (27.6 in) |
| 体重 | 638.0 g (22.50 oz) | 570.0 g (20.11 oz) |
| 食性 | Dives for small fish, aquatic invertebrates, and frogs in clear freshwater streams and ponds. Uses … | Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … |
| 一腹卵数 | 6-18 | 7-14 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Mandarin Duck
Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.
Song & Call Comparison
Hooded Merganser
Male produces a low, rolling rolling-tum tumbling call; female gives a harsh, grating quack. The male's frog-like rolling call is unique among North American ducks during winter courtship.
Mandarin Duck
Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.
Geographic Range & Migration
Hooded Merganser
Breeds in forested wetlands of North America from southern Canada to the northern United States. Winters on rivers and lakes south to Mexico.
Mandarin Duck
Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.
保全状況
Hooded Merganser
Mandarin Duck
How to Tell Them Apart
Hooded Merganser
Male has fan-shaped black-and-white erectile crest; black head and neck, white breast with two black bars, rich cinnamon flanks. Female is greyish-brown with rusty-cinnamon crest, paler below.
Mandarin Duck
Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.
Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females
About These Birds
Hooded Merganser
フードマーガンサーは北米の森林に繁殖する小型の潜水性カモです。雄の大きな扇形の白い冠羽が最大の特徴で、黒と白の羽毛が美しいです。森林の池や川に生息し、魚、甲殻類、水生昆虫を潜って採食します。木の洞に営巣します。
Mandarin Duck
オシドリ。東アジア原産の美しいカモ。雄は鮮やかなオレンジ色の「帆羽」と複雑な羽毛模様が特徴的。体長41〜49cm。森林の池や川に生息し、樹洞に巣を作る。ドングリや水草を食べる。低危険種。