White-cheeked Pintail vs Mandarin Duck

Anas bahamensis 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 White-cheeked Pintail Mandarin Duck
학명 Anas bahamensis Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 41.1 cm (16.2 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 544.5 g (19.21 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by hard-shelled … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 5-12 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
White-cheeked Pintail
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
White-cheeked Pintail 41.1 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
White-cheeked Pintail 544.5 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

White-cheeked Pintail only

Mandarin Duck only

White-cheeked Pintail

Freshwater, brackish, and coastal wetlands across the Caribbean, Galapagos Islands, and South America from Venezuela south to Argentina. Tolerates saline habitats; common in coastal lagoons and estuaries.

Mandarin Duck

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

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Song & Call Comparison

White-cheeked Pintail

노래

Female gives a descending quacking series; male produces a soft, nasal gak note. Both sexes relatively quiet; calls carry across Caribbean mangroves and Bahamian tidal flats.

Mandarin Duck

노래

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-cheeked Pintail

Breeds in the subarctic and Arctic Eurasia; winters across temperate lakes and coasts in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

White-cheeked Pintail

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-cheeked Pintail

깃털

Brown body mottled with dark spots; white cheeks and throat distinctive. Pointed tail. Red base to gray bill. Iridescent green speculum with buff-white front border. Sexes similar but males have …

Mandarin Duck

깃털

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.

부리

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

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About These Birds

White-cheeked Pintail

갈색 몸통과 대조되는 흰 뺨과 목, 붉은색 기반의 회색 부리, 흰 꼬리를 가진 가는 오리. 카리브 해와 남미에 서식한다.

Mandarin Duck

중간 크기의 아름다운 오리로 체장 41–49cm이며, 수컷은 오렌지색 볏, 녹색과 보라색 관, 흰색 눈썹, 청동색 옆구리가 화려하게 어우러진 깃털을 갖는다. 동아시아 산지 숲 속 호수와 하천에 서식하며, 유럽과 북아메리카에도 도입되었다. 견과류, 씨앗, 수생식물을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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