Eastern Spot-billed Duck vs Mallard

Anas zonorhyncha 비교 대상 Anas platyrhynchos

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard
학명 Anas zonorhyncha Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
날개 폭 53.6 cm (21.1 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
체중 1017.5 g (35.89 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
식성 Eats fish, aquatic invertebrates, and amphibians; dives in freshwater rivers; serrated bill grips prey; fish … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
산란 수 7-9 4-18
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Mallard 58.0 cm
날개 폭
Eastern Spot-billed Duck 53.6 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
체중
Eastern Spot-billed Duck 1017.5 g
Mallard 1100.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Eastern Spot-billed Duck only

없음

Mallard only

없음

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, and rice paddies in northeastern Asia from eastern Russia and Siberia through China, Korea, and Japan. Winters in southern China and southern Japan.

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

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Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

노래

Female produces a loud, descending quacking series; male gives a low, nasal grunt. Vocalizations closely resemble the Indian Spot-billed Duck; pairs call antiphonally on East Asian wetlands.

Mallard

노래

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Found in wetlands across Southeast Asia, from India to China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Largely resident; local seasonal movements.

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Least Concern

Mallard

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How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

깃털

Brown body with pale buff face and throat; dark crown and eye stripe. Yellow-tipped black bill lacking the red spot of Indian Spot-billed Duck. Iridescent green speculum with white border. …

Mallard

깃털

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

부리

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

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About These Birds

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

동아시아 반점 부리 오리는 중국, 한국, 일본 등 동아시아에 서식하는 오리입니다. 부리에 노란 반점이 있으며, 여름에는 번식지에서 내륙 호수와 강을 선호합니다.

Mallard

가장 잘 알려진 야생 오리로 체장 50–65cm이며, 수컷은 광택 있는 녹색 머리와 노란 부리, 자주빛 갈색 가슴, 흰색 목 고리를 갖는다. 북반구 전역과 호주에 귀화하여 온대 내지 아열대 습지, 호수, 강, 도시 공원에 서식한다. 잡식성으로 식물, 곤충, 작은 어류를 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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