Greater White-fronted Goose vs Smew

Anser albifrons 비교 대상 Mergellus albellus

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Greater White-fronted Goose Smew
학명 Anser albifrons Mergellus albellus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 37.5 cm (14.8 in)
체중 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 658.75 g (23.24 oz)
식성 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … Dives for small fish, aquatic insects, and crustaceans in freshwater and coastal habitats. Uses serrated …
산란 수 3-9 5-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Greater White-fronted Goose only

없음

Smew 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.

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.

Smew

노래

Male gives a soft, crow-like krr note; female produces a grating, rasping call. Both sexes are relatively quiet; the male's harsh, crow-like call is surprisingly low for such a small …

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.

Smew

Breeds in boreal forests of northern Europe and Siberia. Winters on large lakes and coasts from western Europe east to Japan and China.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Smew

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 …

Smew

깃털

Male is largely white with black eye patch, black lines on back, and fine black lines on flanks creating a cracked-ice pattern. Female has chestnut-red head, white cheeks, and grey …

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.

Smew

소형 오리로 체장 38–44cm이며, 수컷은 흰색에 검은 눈 반점과 등 줄무늬를 갖는 매우 이쁜 외모이다. 유라시아 북부의 잔잔한 수면에서 번식하고 유럽과 아시아에서 월동한다. 잠수하여 소형 어류, 갑각류, 수생 곤충을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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