Greater White-fronted Goose vs Chiloe Wigeon

Anser albifrons 비교 대상 Mareca sibilatrix

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Greater White-fronted Goose Chiloe Wigeon
학명 Anser albifrons Mareca sibilatrix
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 49.0 cm (19.3 in)
체중 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 922.8333333333334 g (32.55 oz)
식성 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … --
산란 수 3-9 2-13
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Chiloe Wigeon only

없음

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.

Chiloe Wigeon

Lakes, rivers, freshwater marshes, and coastal lagoons in southern South America from southern Peru and Bolivia south through Chile and Argentina to Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands.

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.

Chiloe Wigeon

노래

Male utters a short, melodious whistle; female gives a low purring note. Pairs and flocks call with clear piping exchanges across South American wetlands and coastal lagoons.

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.

Chiloe Wigeon

보전 상태

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Chiloe Wigeon

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 …

Chiloe Wigeon

깃털

Iridescent dark green head with white forehead blaze. Black and white barred flanks; rufous breast; white belly. White forewing patch. Legs blue-gray. Females similar but duller. South American temperate species.

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.

Chiloe Wigeon

중간 크기의 오리로 체장 46–54cm이며, 수컷은 진한 초록색 머리에 크림색 이마, 갈색 가슴을 갖는다. 남아메리카 남부의 초지 습지와 호수에 서식하며, 풀과 수생식물을 뜯어 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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