Lesser White-fronted Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser erythropus 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Lesser White-fronted Goose Mandarin Duck
학명 Anser erythropus Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Vulnerable Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 73.8 cm (29.1 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 1912.5 g (67.46 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 -- Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 2-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Lesser White-fronted Goose 73.8 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Lesser White-fronted Goose 1912.5 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Lesser White-fronted Goose only

Mandarin Duck only

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Breeds on low-arctic and subarctic willow scrub and tundra across northern Eurasia. Winters on agricultural steppes and wetlands in Azerbaijan, Iran, Greece, and eastern Asia. Mixes with White-fronted Goose flocks.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

Song & Call Comparison

Lesser White-fronted Goose

노래

A high-pitched, rapid 'yelp' — noticeably faster and higher than Greater White-fronted. VU status; its smaller size is reflected in higher-frequency calls.

Mandarin Duck

노래

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

Geographic Range & Migration

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

보전 상태

Vulnerable

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Lesser White-fronted Goose

깃털

Similar to but smaller than Greater White-fronted Goose; more extensive white forehead reaching above eyes. Distinctive yellow eye-ring. Dark brown-gray body with black belly bars. Pink bill; orange legs.

Mandarin Duck

깃털

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

부리

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

About These Birds

Lesser White-fronted Goose

작은 흰이마기러기는 시베리아 툰드라에서 번식하고 카스피해 및 중국에서 월동합니다. 흰이마기러기와 유사하지만 더 작고 흰 이마 줄무늬가 더 넓으며 눈 주위의 노란 테두리가 특징입니다.

Mandarin Duck

중간 크기의 아름다운 오리로 체장 41–49cm이며, 수컷은 오렌지색 볏, 녹색과 보라색 관, 흰색 눈썹, 청동색 옆구리가 화려하게 어우러진 깃털을 갖는다. 동아시아 산지 숲 속 호수와 하천에 서식하며, 유럽과 북아메리카에도 도입되었다. 견과류, 씨앗, 수생식물을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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