Southern Pintail vs Mallard

Anas eatoni 비교 대상 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Southern Pintail Mallard
학명 Anas eatoni Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
날개 폭 40.6 cm (16.0 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
체중 497.0 g (17.53 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
식성 Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; eats hard-shelled prey; diet shifts between freshwater and … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
산란 수 2-6 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Southern Pintail
Mallard 58.0 cm
날개 폭
Southern Pintail 40.6 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
체중
Southern Pintail 497.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Southern Pintail only

없음

Mallard 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.

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

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.

Mallard

노래

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Southern Pintail

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

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Southern Pintail

Least Concern

Mallard

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.

Mallard

깃털

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

부리

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

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.

Mallard

가장 잘 알려진 야생 오리로 체장 50–65cm이며, 수컷은 광택 있는 녹색 머리와 노란 부리, 자주빛 갈색 가슴, 흰색 목 고리를 갖는다. 북반구 전역과 호주에 귀화하여 온대 내지 아열대 습지, 호수, 강, 도시 공원에 서식한다. 잡식성으로 식물, 곤충, 작은 어류를 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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