Wandering Whistling-duck vs Red-breasted Merganser

Dendrocygna arcuata 比較対象 Mergus serrator

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Red-breasted Merganser
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Mergus serrator
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長
翼開長 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 46.7 cm (18.4 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 1058.3333333333333 g (37.33 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Dives for small fish, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats. Pursues fish …
一腹卵数 6-15 6-14
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Wandering Whistling-duck only

None

Red-breasted Merganser only

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.

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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.

Red-breasted Merganser

さえずり

Male produces a harsh, rasping series of notes; female gives a rough, guttural grunting. The harsh, rattling call is louder than Goosander; pairs and flocks create a rasping coastal cacophony.

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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.

Red-breasted Merganser

Circumpolar breeder in boreal and Arctic zones. Winters on coasts and large water bodies south to the Mediterranean and southern Asia.

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保全状況

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Red-breasted Merganser

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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.

Red-breasted Merganser

羽毛

Male has dark green shaggy double crest, speckled chestnut breast band, white collar, and grey flanks; red bill. Female has rufous-brown head with ragged crest blending gradually into grey neck …

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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。

Red-breasted Merganser

ウミアイサはユーラシアと北米に繁殖する潜水性カモです。雄は緑色の頭部と二重の冠羽、赤い鋸状の嘴が特徴的です。日本では冬鳥として海岸や湾に飛来します。魚を主食とし、沿岸の海や河川で潜って採食します。

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