Mottled Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Anas fulvigula 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Mottled Duck Mandarin Duck
학명 Anas fulvigula Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 48.9 cm (19.3 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 1027.5 g (36.24 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 Dives for freshwater fish and aquatic invertebrates; saw-edged bill grips prey; diet strongly fish-dominated year-round. Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 9-13 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Mottled Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Mottled Duck 48.9 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Mottled Duck 1027.5 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Mottled Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

Mottled Duck

Coastal freshwater and brackish marshes, wet prairies, and gulf coast wetlands in Florida and along the Gulf of Mexico coast to Texas. Non-migratory year-round resident. Threatened by Mallard hybridization.

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

Mottled Duck

노래

Female gives a loud, Mallard-like quacking series; male produces a soft, nasal note. Alarm call is a rapid, emphatic quacking burst; flocks generate a loud chorus on Gulf Coast marshes.

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

Mottled Duck

Breeds across sub-Arctic and boreal regions of Eurasia; winters in sub-Saharan Africa and South 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

Mottled Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Mottled Duck

깃털

Rich mottled brown plumage with buff-edged feathers and pale buff head and throat. Dark crown and eye stripe. Iridescent blue speculum with white border. Yellow-orange bill. Sexes similar. Resembles non-breeding …

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

Mottled Duck

플로리다 오리 또는 모틀드 덕이라고도 불리는 이 종은 미국 남부 플로리다와 멕시코만 연안에 서식하는 중간 크기의 오리입니다. 말라드와 비슷하지만 뺨이 더 밝고 꼬리 깃털이 더 어둡습니다.

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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