Mexican Duck vs Mandarin Duck
Anas diazi 비교 대상 Aix galericulata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Mexican Duck | Mandarin Duck |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Anas diazi | Aix galericulata |
| 목 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 과 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 보전 상태 | Not Evaluated | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | 44.0 cm (17.3 in) |
| 날개 폭 | — | 70.0 cm (27.6 in) |
| 체중 | 1003.75 g (35.41 oz) | 570.0 g (20.11 oz) |
| 식성 | Eats fish, molluscs, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in fresh and salt water; diet shifts between … | Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … |
| 산란 수 | 1-13 | 7-14 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Mexican Duck
Freshwater lakes, marshes, and rivers at 1,000–2,500 m in the highlands of Mexico and the southwestern United States. Uses agricultural ponds and irrigation canals.
Mandarin Duck
Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.
Song & Call Comparison
Mexican Duck
Female gives a Mallard-like, descending quacking series; male utters a soft, nasal grunt. Vocalizations essentially identical to Mallard; found in Mexican interior wetlands and the Rio Grande.
Mandarin Duck
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Mexican Duck
Breeds in central and eastern Siberia; winters in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the East African coast.
Mandarin Duck
Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.
보전 상태
Mexican Duck
Mandarin Duck
How to Tell Them Apart
Mexican Duck
Similar to Mottled Duck; mottled brown plumage with pale buff head showing dark crown and eye stripe. Iridescent blue-purple speculum with white borders. Yellow-orange bill. Both sexes similar. SW USA …
Mandarin Duck
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.
Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females
About These Birds
Mexican Duck
멕시코 오리로도 알려진 이 종은 멕시코 중부 고원 및 남서부 미국의 습지와 강에 서식하는 중간 크기의 오리입니다. 갈색과 회갈색 깃털이 특징이며 말라드와 유사하나 더 단조롭고 뚜렷한 성적 이형성이 없습니다.
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.