Mandarin Duck vs Falkland Steamerduck

Aix galericulata 比較対象 Tachyeres brachypterus

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mandarin Duck Falkland Steamerduck
学名 Aix galericulata Tachyeres brachypterus
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) 49.0 cm (19.3 in)
体重 570.0 g (20.11 oz) 3799.0 g (134.01 oz)
食性 Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … Eats seeds, sedge shoots, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet varies with …
一腹卵数 7-14 4-12
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
Falkland Steamerduck
翼開長
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
Falkland Steamerduck 49.0 cm
体重
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
Falkland Steamerduck 3799.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mandarin Duck only

Falkland Steamerduck only

Mandarin Duck

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

Falkland Steamerduck

Exclusive to rocky coasts, sheltered coves, kelp beds, and sea inlets of the Falkland Islands. Flightless; strictly coastal. One of the few bird species entirely endemic to the Falkland Islands.

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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.

Falkland Steamerduck

さえずり

Similar to Magellanic Steamerduck in call quality — harsh, rattling, mechanical. Falkland Island birds' vocalizations adapted for stormy, windswept coastal habitat.

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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.

Falkland Steamerduck

Breeds in subarctic boreal ponds of Alaska and Canada; winters coastally from Alaska to California and on the Gulf Coast.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Least Concern

Falkland Steamerduck

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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

Falkland Steamerduck

羽毛

Flightless; males gray with white supercilium and orange bill. Breast grayish-brown; flanks with brown mottling. Females brown with white eye-ring. Yellow-olive bill. Endemic to Falkland Islands.

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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。

Falkland Steamerduck

フォークランドスティーマーダックはフォークランド諸島に固有の飛べないカモです。大きな体と短い翼が特徴で、水面を翼で漕いで移動します。沿岸の浅海、岩礁地帯に生息し、貝類、甲殻類、海藻を採食します。

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