Hawaiian Duck vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Anas wyvilliana 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hawaiian Duck Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Anas wyvilliana Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 44.0 cm (17.3 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 573.25 g (20.22 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
식성 Fish-diving duck of South American rivers; uses serrated bill to catch fish and aquatic invertebrates; … Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
산란 수 9-13 6-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Hawaiian Duck only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

없음

Hawaiian Duck

Freshwater marshes, rivers, reservoirs, and taro fields on Kauai and other Hawaiian islands. Nests in dense vegetation near water. Threatened by hybridization with domestic or feral Mallards.

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

Hawaiian Duck

노래

Female produces a raspy, descending quacking series; male gives a soft, nasal sound. Calls similar to Mallard but higher-pitched; alarm is a rapid-fire quacking rattle.

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

Hawaiian Duck

Ranges across sub-Saharan Africa in open grasslands and wetland edges. Locally nomadic following seasonal rainfall patterns.

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

Hawaiian Duck

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Hawaiian Duck

깃털

Mottled brown plumage; males may show slight green gloss on head but reduced compared to Mallard. Iridescent blue-purple speculum with white borders. Orange bill. Females similar to males; pale buff …

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

Hawaiian Duck

하와이 오리 또는 콜로아 마올리는 하와이 제도에서만 서식하는 멸종위기종 오리입니다. 말라드와 형태학적으로 유사하지만 유전적으로 구별되며, 서식지 보호와 번식 프로그램이 진행 중입니다.

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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