Mandarin Duck vs Magellanic Steamerduck

Aix galericulata 比較対象 Tachyeres pteneres

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mandarin Duck Magellanic Steamerduck
学名 Aix galericulata Tachyeres pteneres
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) 52.2 cm (20.6 in)
体重 570.0 g (20.11 oz) 4881.25 g (172.18 oz)
食性 Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … Feeds on seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in wetlands; diet heavily invertebrate during …
一腹卵数 7-14 4-8
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
Magellanic Steamerduck
翼開長
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
Magellanic Steamerduck 52.2 cm
体重
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
Magellanic Steamerduck 4881.25 g
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

None

Mandarin Duck only

Magellanic 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.

Magellanic Steamerduck

Rocky coastal shores, kelp-fringed channels, and sheltered bays of Patagonian Chile and Argentina. Flightless; confined to coastline. Nests on rocky shorelines. Uses wings to propel across water surface.

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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.

Magellanic Steamerduck

さえずり

A loud, rattling, staccato 'kik-kik-kik' that sounds like a steam engine — hence 'steamerduck'. The wings also produce a loud churring sound as they beat the water surface.

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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.

Magellanic Steamerduck

Breeds in the Arctic and sub-Arctic; winters on the open Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Baja California.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Least Concern

Magellanic 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

Magellanic Steamerduck

羽毛

Heavy, flightless. Males gray with white eye-stripe and orange-yellow bill. Breast and flanks mottled rufous-brown. Females more brown with white eye-ring and olive-yellow bill. Wings used for steaming.

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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。

Magellanic Steamerduck

フライトレスステームアーダックは南米最南端のパタゴニアと周辺島嶼に生息する飛べないカモです。大きな体と強い脚が特徴で、水面を蒸気船のように翼で漕いで移動します。沿岸の海藻、貝類、甲殻類を採食します。

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