Greater White-fronted Goose vs Whooper Swan

Anser albifrons 비교 대상 Cygnus cygnus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Greater White-fronted Goose Whooper Swan
학명 Anser albifrons Cygnus cygnus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 116.4 cm (45.8 in)
체중 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 10350.0 g (365.09 oz)
식성 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … Dabbling duck feeding on seeds, aquatic insects, and plant material; forages in shallow wetlands; diet …
산란 수 3-9 2-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Greater White-fronted Goose only

없음

Whooper Swan only

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and peatlands. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, freshwater marshes, and flooded meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America. One of the most widespread geese.

Whooper Swan

Breeds on boreal and subarctic lakes and boggy pools from Iceland and Scandinavia across northern Eurasia to Siberia. Winters on large lakes, estuaries, rivers, and agricultural fields in northwestern Europe and eastern Asia.

Song & Call Comparison

Greater White-fronted Goose

노래

A loud, laughing 'kow-lyuk' or musical 'wah-wah'. Gives a distinctive high-pitched yodeling quality lacking in Greylag. Highly vocal in large winter flocks.

Whooper Swan

노래

A loud, ringing 'wh-OOH-wh-OOH' bugle. Less high-pitched than Trumpeter; similar to Tundra Swan but deeper. Pairs call in musical antiphony. Carries very far over water.

Geographic Range & Migration

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds in the potholes region of the northern Great Plains; winters in the southern United States and along the Gulf Coast.

Whooper Swan

Breeds in Arctic tundra from Siberia to western Canada; winters along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to Mexico.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Whooper Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater White-fronted Goose

깃털

Brown-gray body with white forehead patch bordered by white band at bill base. Underparts with bold irregular black bars on belly. Orange bill; orange-yellow legs. Juveniles lack white front and …

Whooper Swan

깃털

All-white plumage. Long yellow bill with large wedge-shaped yellow patch extending past nostrils, contrasting with black tip. Long flat head profile. Holds neck erect and straight. Juveniles pale gray-brown.

About These Birds

Greater White-fronted Goose

흰이마기러기는 북극 툰드라에서 번식하고 온대 지역에서 월동하는 기러기입니다. 성체의 흰 이마와 오렌지색 다리가 특징이며, 농경지와 초원에서 풀과 곡물을 먹습니다.

Whooper Swan

긴 목을 가진 대형 흰 고니로 콧구멍까지 뻗은 큰 노란 쐐기 형태의 노란흑 부리 무늬가 특징. 핀란드의 국조. 나팔 소리 같은 큰 울음소리로 운다. 유라시아 아북극에서 번식하며 서북유럽·동아시아에서 월동.

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