Mandarin Duck vs Maccoa Duck

Aix galericulata 比較対象 Oxyura maccoa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mandarin Duck Maccoa Duck
学名 Aix galericulata Oxyura maccoa
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Endangered
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 70.0 cm (27.6 in) 31.3 cm (12.3 in)
体重 570.0 g (20.11 oz) 685.3333333333334 g (24.17 oz)
食性 Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … Dives for aquatic invertebrates and plant seeds in African lakes and marshes. Uses lobed feet …
一腹卵数 7-14 4-12
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
Maccoa Duck
翼開長
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
Maccoa Duck 31.3 cm
体重
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
Maccoa Duck 685.3333333333334 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mandarin Duck only

Maccoa Duck only

None

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

Mandarin Duck

さえずり

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.

Maccoa Duck

さえずり

Male emits a rapid, staccato drumming display; female gives a harsh, emphatic quack. The drumming call is powerful and diagnostic; this endangered southern African stiff-tail displays at dawn.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

Maccoa Duck

Resident in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Found on lakes and marshes with dense aquatic vegetation.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Endangered

Maccoa Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mandarin Duck

羽毛

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.

くちばし

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

Maccoa Duck

羽毛

Male has glossy black head, deep chestnut-red body, and vivid sky-blue bill; stiff tail often cocked. Female is dark brown above with streaked buff below and two pale facial stripes …

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About These Birds

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。

Maccoa Duck

マコアダックはアフリカ東部と南部に分布する潜水性カモです。雄は栗色の体と青い嘴が特徴的で、尾を立てて泳ぐ習性があります。深い葦原に覆われた湖や湿地に生息し、水草の種子や無脊椎動物を潜って採食します。

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