Mandarin Duck vs Puna Teal

Aix galericulata 比較対象 Spatula puna

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属性 Mandarin Duck Puna Teal
学名 Aix galericulata Spatula puna
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) 42.8 cm (16.9 in)
体重 570.0 g (20.11 oz) 507.75 g (17.91 oz)
食性 Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … Eats seeds and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow freshwater; diet more invertebrate-heavy in spring breeding …
一腹卵数 7-14 5-6
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
Puna Teal
翼開長
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
Puna Teal 42.8 cm
体重
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
Puna Teal 507.75 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mandarin Duck only

Puna Teal only

Mandarin Duck

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

Puna Teal

High-altitude lakes, salars, and marshy bogs on the puna and altiplano at 3,500–5,000 m in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and northwestern Argentina. Associated with brackish and freshwater high-altitude wetlands.

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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.

Puna Teal

さえずり

Male gives a clear, high whistle; female responds with a soft, descending quack. The clean whistled note carries distinctly across high-altitude Andean wetlands and salt lakes.

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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.

Puna Teal

Breeds in sub-Arctic and boreal Eurasia; winters on temperate coastlines and large lakes of Europe and Asia.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Least Concern

Puna Teal

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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

Puna Teal

羽毛

Pale gray body finely vermiculated. Black cap extending to nape contrasting with white face and throat. Bright pale blue bill. Blue forewing patch in flight; green speculum. Sexes similar. High …

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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。

Puna Teal

A medium-sized pale grey teal with a distinctive blue-grey bill, dark cap, and black-and-white back pattern. Restricted to high Andean wetlands. Found in large flocks on puna lakes and salars. Closely related to Silver Teal; sometimes treated as conspecific.

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