Yellow-billed Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Anas undulata 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Yellow-billed Duck Mandarin Duck
학명 Anas undulata Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 48.1 cm (18.9 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 907.6666666666666 g (32.02 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 Dives for fish, frogs, and aquatic invertebrates; uses serrated bill to grip prey; diet shifts … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 4-12 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Yellow-billed Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Yellow-billed Duck 48.1 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Yellow-billed Duck 907.6666666666666 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Yellow-billed Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

Yellow-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, and dams across eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Uganda south to the Cape. Tolerates agricultural impoundments and urban wetlands. Largely sedentary.

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

Yellow-billed Duck

노래

Female gives a loud, descending quacking series; male utters a soft, raspy rehb note. The female's strong quacking call is the dominant sound at sub-Saharan African wetlands.

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

Yellow-billed Duck

Found across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to South Africa. Sedentary in freshwater wetlands.

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

Yellow-billed Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Yellow-billed Duck

깃털

Brown body with scaly pale-edged feathers; head brown with paler face and throat. Diagnostic bright yellow bill with black central stripe. Iridescent green-and-black speculum with white borders. Sexes similar.

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

Yellow-billed Duck

노란부리 오리는 동아프리카와 남아프리카에 서식하는 중간 크기의 오리입니다. 황색 부리와 갈색 반점의 몸통이 특징이며, 고도가 높은 호수와 습지를 선호합니다.

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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