Philippine Duck vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Anas luzonica 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Philippine Duck Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Anas luzonica Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 47.4 cm (18.7 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 850.1666666666666 g (29.99 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
식성 Dives for fish in fast Andean rivers; strong swimmer; serrated bill grips slippery prey; diet … Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
산란 수 7-16 6-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Philippine Duck only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

없음

Philippine Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, mangroves, and rice paddies across the Philippine archipelago. Primarily in lowland and foothill areas below 2,500 m. Threatened by hunting and wetland conversion.

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.

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Song & Call Comparison

Philippine Duck

노래

Female gives a loud, descending quacking series; male produces a soft, nasal note. Strong quacking calls echo across Philippine wetlands; alarm is a rapid, emphatic quacking burst.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Philippine Duck

Found from Morocco and sub-Saharan Africa through the Middle East to South Asia. Largely sedentary in freshwater habitats.

Wandering Whistling-duck

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

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보전 상태

Vulnerable

Philippine Duck

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Philippine Duck

깃털

Cinnamon-buff head and neck; dark brown-black crown and eye stripe conspicuous. Body grayish-brown with darker back. Iridescent green speculum. Blue-gray bill; orange legs. Sexes similar. Philippine endemic.

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.

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About These Birds

Philippine Duck

필리핀 오리는 필리핀 제도에만 서식하는 고유종으로, 현재 취약 상태에 있습니다. 계피색 머리와 갈색 몸통을 가진 중간 크기의 오리로, 담수 습지와 논에서 서식합니다.

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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