Mute Swan vs Red-crested Pochard

Cygnus olor 比較対象 Netta rufina

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Mute Swan Red-crested Pochard
学名 Cygnus olor Netta rufina
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 152.0 cm (59.8 in)
翼開長 235.0 cm (92.5 in) 51.7 cm (20.4 in)
体重 11000.0 g (388.01 oz) 1087.5 g (38.36 oz)
食性 Submerged aquatic vegetation, algae, and grass. Feeds by upending in shallow water, reaching depths of … --
一腹卵数 5-7 6-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Mute Swan 152.0 cm
Red-crested Pochard
翼開長
Mute Swan 235.0 cm
Red-crested Pochard 51.7 cm
体重
Mute Swan 11000.0 g
Red-crested Pochard 1087.5 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Mute Swan only

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Red-crested Pochard only

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Mute Swan

Lakes, slow rivers, estuaries, and coastal lagoons. Often associated with parks and ornamental waters in Europe.

Red-crested Pochard

Large freshwater and brackish lakes, reservoirs, river deltas, and coastal lagoons across southern Europe and Central Asia. Winters on large open water bodies in southern Europe, the Middle East, and South Asia.

Song & Call Comparison

Mute Swan

さえずり

Despite its name, not truly mute: gives hissing snorts and low grunting when threatened. Wings produce a loud rhythmic whistling throbbing sound in flight.

Red-crested Pochard

さえずり

Male emits a harsh, rasping errr note; female gives a loud, quacking series. The raspy male call is distinctive among pochards; alarm is an emphatic, repeated series on Eurasian lakes.

Geographic Range & Migration

Mute Swan

Native to Europe and western Asia. Introduced to North America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

Red-crested Pochard

保全状況

Least Concern

Mute Swan

Least Concern

Red-crested Pochard

How to Tell Them Apart

Mute Swan

羽毛

All-white plumage in adults. Cygnets are grey-brown, gradually whitening over the first year. Graceful S-curved neck posture is distinctive.

くちばし

Orange bill with a prominent black knob at the base, larger in males

Red-crested Pochard

羽毛

Males have rounded orange-rufous head with bright red bill; black breast, neck and undertail; white flanks; brown back. Females dark brown with pale cheeks. Bold white wing stripe in flight. …

About These Birds

Mute Swan

The mute swan is one of the heaviest flying birds, with males weighing up to 14 kg. Despite its name, it is not truly mute, producing hissing, grunting, and snorting sounds. Mute swans form lifelong pair bonds and their aggressive defense of nesting territory is well known.

Red-crested Pochard

南ヨーロッパ・中央アジアの湖沼で繁殖する大型の潜水ガモ(体長53〜57cm)。雄の赤みがかった褐色の頭とオレンジの嘴が特徴的。Netta rufina(アカハジロ)は水深の浅い湖で水草の根や茎を食べ、カモメが多い環境でも見られる。ヨーロッパでは越冬数が増加傾向にある。Anatidae科。

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