Mallard vs Rosy-billed Pochard

Anas platyrhynchos 比較対象 Netta peposaca

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mallard Rosy-billed Pochard
学名 Anas platyrhynchos Netta peposaca
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
翼開長 90.0 cm (35.4 in) 46.1 cm (18.1 in)
体重 1100.0 g (38.80 oz) 1103.4 g (38.92 oz)
食性 Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing … Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by invertebrates.
一腹卵数 4-18 10
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Mallard 58.0 cm
Rosy-billed Pochard
翼開長
Mallard 90.0 cm
Rosy-billed Pochard 46.1 cm
体重
Mallard 1100.0 g
Rosy-billed Pochard 1103.4 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mallard only

Rosy-billed Pochard only

None

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

Rosy-billed Pochard

Freshwater lakes, marshes, and lagoons in southern South America from central Brazil through Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina to Patagonia. Often on large open lakes. Partially migratory; moves northward in winter.

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Song & Call Comparison

Mallard

さえずり

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

Rosy-billed Pochard

さえずり

Male gives a deep, burping boom; female produces a loud, grunting quack. The male's resonant booming call during display is among the most powerful calls of South American wildfowl.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

Rosy-billed Pochard

Breeds in northern prairies; winters on interior wetlands and coasts from the southern US to Central America.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mallard

Least Concern

Rosy-billed Pochard

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mallard

羽毛

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

くちばし

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

Rosy-billed Pochard

羽毛

Males dark sooty-black with iridescent purple gloss on head; bright rosy-red bill with pink knob. White flanks visible when at rest. Females brown with pale face and gray bill. Bold …

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About These Birds

Mallard

世界で最も一般的なカモ。雄は光沢のある緑色の頭、白い首輪、栗色の胸が特徴。体長50〜65cm。ほぼ世界中の湖、川、池、湿地に生息。雑食性で植物や無脊椎動物を食べる。多くの家禽カモの祖先。低危険種。

Rosy-billed Pochard

ローズビルドポチャードは南米南部に分布する潜水性カモです。雄は鮮やかなピンクの嘴と黒白の体が特徴的です。アルゼンチン、チリ、ブラジル南部の草原地帯の湖や湿地に生息し、水草や無脊椎動物を潜って採食します。

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