Yellow-billed Teal vs Mallard

Anas flavirostris 비교 대상 Anas platyrhynchos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Yellow-billed Teal Mallard
학명 Anas flavirostris Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
날개 폭 38.2 cm (15.0 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
체중 609.0 g (21.48 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
식성 Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats; diet dominated by … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
산란 수 5-13 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Yellow-billed Teal
Mallard 58.0 cm
날개 폭
Yellow-billed Teal 38.2 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
체중
Yellow-billed Teal 609.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Yellow-billed Teal only

Mallard only

없음

Yellow-billed Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rivers, and bogs from sea level to 4,500 m across South America from Colombia and Venezuela south to Tierra del Fuego. Common at high-altitude Andean lakes and puna wetlands.

Mallard

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Yellow-billed Teal

노래

Male utters a high-pitched, clear whistle; female gives a soft, muffled quack. Quiet calls suit the high-altitude Andean wetlands where this teal forages in shallow freshwater.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Yellow-billed Teal

Breeds in northern Canada and Alaska; winters on the Atlantic coast from Labrador to South Carolina and in Chesapeake Bay.

Mallard

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Yellow-billed Teal

Least Concern

Mallard

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How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Teal

깃털

Brownish-gray body finely mottled with dark spots. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with dark culmen stripe. Speculum iridescent green. Head grayish-brown, slightly darker crown. Sexes similar. Andean and Patagonian lakes.

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

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About These Birds

Yellow-billed Teal

노란부리 오리 또는 틸 오리는 남아메리카의 안데스 산맥과 파타고니아에 서식하는 소형 오리입니다. 수컷과 암컷이 비슷하게 생겼으며, 특징적인 노란색 부리와 갈색의 줄무늬 깃털을 가지고 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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