Taiga Bean Goose vs Mallard

Anser fabalis 비교 대상 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Taiga Bean Goose Mallard
학명 Anser fabalis Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
날개 폭 89.7 cm (35.3 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
체중 3115.0 g (109.88 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
식성 -- Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
산란 수 3-8 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Taiga Bean Goose
Mallard 58.0 cm
날개 폭
Taiga Bean Goose 89.7 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
체중
Taiga Bean Goose 3115.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Taiga Bean Goose only

없음

Mallard only

Taiga Bean Goose

Breeds in taiga forest, boggy clearings, and river valleys across Scandinavia and northern Russia. Winters on agricultural fields, pastures, and river valleys in western and central Europe, particularly Belgium and the Netherlands.

Mallard

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

Song & Call Comparison

Taiga Bean Goose

노래

A low, nasal 'ung-unk' or 'ow' call — less nasal than Grey-lag. Flocks give continuous calling. The call distinction from Tundra Bean Goose is subtle but detectable.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Taiga Bean Goose

Mallard

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Taiga Bean Goose

Least Concern

Mallard

How to Tell Them Apart

Taiga Bean Goose

깃털

Dark brown head and neck; back dark brown with pale feather edges giving scalloped appearance. Underparts pale gray-brown. Bill orange-yellow with black base and tip. Orange legs. Darker than Pink-footed …

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

About These Birds

Taiga Bean Goose

콩 기러기는 유라시아의 북부 타이가와 툰드라에서 번식하고 남쪽 유럽과 아시아에서 월동합니다. 두 가지 이하위종이 있으며, 오렌지색과 검은색 부리 무늬와 주황색 다리가 특징입니다.

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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