Southern Pintail vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Anas eatoni 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Southern Pintail Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Anas eatoni Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 40.6 cm (16.0 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 497.0 g (17.53 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
식성 Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; eats hard-shelled prey; diet shifts between freshwater and … Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
산란 수 2-6 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Southern Pintail only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

없음

Southern Pintail

Restricted to the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen and Crozet archipelagos. Inhabits freshwater streams, ponds, and coastal wetlands. Largely terrestrial for a duck; forages on land among tussock grasses.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Southern Pintail

노래

Female produces a quiet, nasal quacking; male gives a soft whistle. Subdued vocalizations suit this sub-Antarctic island duck; calls are seldom heard and rarely documented.

Wandering Whistling-duck

노래

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Southern Pintail

Breeds in Iceland and high-Arctic Norway; winters on the coasts of northwestern Europe and the British Isles.

Wandering Whistling-duck

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

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Southern Pintail

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Southern Pintail

깃털

Brown, mottled plumage; head brown with pale cheeks. Pointed tail; males slightly longer-tailed. Grayish bill. Speculum bronze-green. Sexes similar with modest dimorphism. Subantarctic island endemic; two subspecies.

Wandering Whistling-duck

깃털

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.

About These Birds

Southern Pintail

이튼 오리 또는 케르겔렌 오리라고도 불리는 이 종은 남인도양의 케르겔렌 제도와 크로제 제도에 서식하는 소형 오리입니다. 갈색 깃털과 짧은 날개를 가지고 있으며, 비행 능력이 매우 제한되어 있습니다.

Wandering Whistling-duck

황갈색-갈색 몸통, 어두운 갈색 등, 엷은 황갈색 아랫면, 밤색 목깃을 가진 중형 홍따오기. 인도네시아에서 호주·태평양 섬까지 열대 습지에 서식. 매우 사회적이고 유목성. 얕은 담수에서 수면 채이기와 잠수로 채이며 먹이를 구한다.

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