Indian Spot-billed Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Anas poecilorhyncha 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Indian Spot-billed Duck Mandarin Duck
학명 Anas poecilorhyncha Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 54.4 cm (21.4 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 1220.0 g (43.03 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 Dives for fish and aquatic invertebrates in clear cold streams; serrated bill adapted for catching … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 6-12 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Indian Spot-billed Duck 54.4 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Indian Spot-billed Duck 1220.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Indian Spot-billed Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, rice paddies, and tanks across the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia. Common near human habitation. Largely sedentary with some local seasonal movement.

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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

노래

Female gives a loud, emphatic quacking series; male produces a raspy rehb note. Calls are Mallard-like but slightly lower; flocks create a cacophonous quacking chorus on Indian lakes.

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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Resident in freshwater lakes and rivers across Southeast Asia, from Myanmar to Indonesia and the Philippines.

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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Spot-billed Duck

깃털

Large brownish duck with pale face and distinctive yellow-tipped black bill with red basal spot. Dark cap and eye stripe. Iridescent green speculum with white border. White tertials visible at …

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

Indian Spot-billed Duck

반점 부리 오리는 남아시아와 동아시아에 널리 분포하는 중간 크기의 오리입니다. 부리 끝의 노란 반점과 부리 기부의 붉은 반점이 특징이며, 습지와 호수에서 흔히 발견됩니다.

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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