Sunda Teal vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Anas gibberifrons 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Sunda Teal Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Anas gibberifrons Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 38.7 cm (15.2 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 409.25 g (14.44 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
식성 -- Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
산란 수 7-8 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Sunda Teal only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

없음

Sunda Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rice paddies, and coastal wetlands on Indonesian islands including Java, Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sundas. Non-migratory; resident on oceanic islands.

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

Sunda Teal

노래

Female gives a nasal, descending quacking series; male utters a soft whistle. Calls resemble Grey Teal; heard across Indonesian and Philippine freshwater marshes and tidal ponds.

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

Sunda Teal

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

Near Threatened

Sunda Teal

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Sunda Teal

깃털

Dark brown body with finely scalloped pale feather edges. Crown dark; face paler buff-brown. Bill gray. Speculum iridescent green with white borders. Flat forehead profile. Sexes similar. Sunda Islands wetland …

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

Sunda Teal

순다 틸은 인도네시아와 오스트레일리아 북부에 서식하는 소형 오리입니다. 회갈색 깃털과 초록빛 날개 거울이 특징이며, 이마에 약간 솟아오른 부분이 있어 이름이 붙여졌습니다.

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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