Mandarin Duck vs Hartlaub's Duck

Aix galericulata 比較対象 Pteronetta hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mandarin Duck Hartlaub's Duck
学名 Aix galericulata Pteronetta hartlaubii
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼開長 70.0 cm (27.6 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
体重 570.0 g (20.11 oz) 910.0 g (32.10 oz)
食性 Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy …
一腹卵数 7-14 7-11
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
Hartlaub's Duck
翼開長
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
Hartlaub's Duck 53.4 cm
体重
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
Hartlaub's Duck 910.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mandarin Duck only

None

Hartlaub's Duck only

Mandarin Duck

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

Hartlaub's Duck

Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

さえずり

A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.

Geographic Range & Migration

Mandarin Duck

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

Hartlaub's Duck

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia.

保全状況

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Duck

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

Hartlaub's Duck

羽毛

Dark chocolate-brown body; white patches at side of head distinctive. Males have dark blue frontal shield extending from bill. Wings show pale blue-gray inner forewing. Legs gray. West African forest …

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。

Hartlaub's Duck

ハートラウブダックは西アフリカの森林に生息するカモです。青みがかった嘴と暗褐色の羽毛が特徴的です。熱帯雨林内の河川、沼地、森林の池に生息し、植物の種子、果実、無脊椎動物を採食します。アフリカ固有の珍しいカモです。

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