Mauritius Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Anas theodori 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Mauritius Duck Mandarin Duck
학명 Anas theodori Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Extinct Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 -- Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 -- 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Mauritius Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Mauritius Duck
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Mauritius Duck
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Mauritius Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

Mauritius Duck

Historically restricted to the Mascarene Islands (Mauritius and Réunion) in the Indian Ocean. Now extinct. Presumably inhabited freshwater wetlands and coastal areas before human colonization.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

Song & Call Comparison

Mauritius Duck

노래

Extinct (EX). No recordings exist. As a small island Anas duck, likely produced a quiet quacking call. Closest living relatives among insular Indian Ocean teals give soft, nasal notes.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Mauritius Duck

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

보전 상태

Extinct

Mauritius Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Mauritius Duck

깃털

Extinct Mascarene duck known only from subfossil bones. Plumage unrecorded; presumably brown dabbling duck plumage typical of Anas. Likely flightless or near-flightless; extirpated after European settlement of Mauritius.

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

About These Birds

Mauritius Duck

모리셔스 오리는 마스카렌 제도의 모리셔스와 레위니옹에 서식했던 날지 못하는 오리였으나, 17-18세기에 인간 활동으로 인해 멸종되었습니다. 하위아화석 기록에서만 알려진 종입니다.

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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