Wandering Whistling-duck vs Marbled Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata 比較対象 Marmaronetta angustirostris

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Marbled Duck
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Marmaronetta angustirostris
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Near Threatened
体長
翼開長 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 40.1 cm (15.8 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 422.5 g (14.90 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and small fish; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates in coastal …
一腹卵数 6-15 5-20
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

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Wandering Whistling-duck

Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.

Marbled Duck

Shallow densely vegetated freshwater and brackish marshes, rice paddies, and lagoons in the Mediterranean basin, Middle East, and Central Asia. Winters in Africa and South Asia. Dependent on emergent wetland vegetation.

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Song & Call Comparison

Wandering Whistling-duck

さえずり

A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.

Marbled Duck

さえずり

Male gives a low, guttural chuckling; female produces a nasal, rattling quack. Calls are relatively quiet for a duck; the chuckling male call is unusual among Eurasian and North African …

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Geographic Range & Migration

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

Marbled Duck

Breeds in the high Arctic; winters on the open Atlantic Ocean and along coastlines from Labrador to the Gulf of Mexico.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Near Threatened

Marbled Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wandering Whistling-duck

羽毛

Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. Sexes similar.

Marbled Duck

羽毛

Pale sandy-buff plumage with bold white spots throughout; distinctive marbled pattern. Dark eye patch forming mask. Pale face and throat. No iridescent speculum. Gray bill; gray legs. Sexes similar. Mediterranean …

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About These Birds

Wandering Whistling-duck

ワンデリングウィスリングダックは東南アジアからオーストラリアにかけて分布するツリーダックです。栗色の羽毛と長い首が特徴で、群れで移動します。湿地、稲田、水草に覆われた湖に生息し、水草、種子、藻類を採食します。

Marbled Duck

マーブルダックは地中海地方から中央アジアにかけて分布する潜水性カモです。白と褐色のまだら模様の羽毛が特徴で、嘴が細長いです。浅い湿地、葦原、塩湖に生息し、水草、藻類、無脊椎動物を採食します。生息地の減少で個体数が大幅に減少しています。

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