Taiga Bean Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser fabalis 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Taiga Bean Goose Mandarin Duck
학명 Anser fabalis Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 89.7 cm (35.3 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 3115.0 g (109.88 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 3-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Taiga Bean Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Taiga Bean Goose 89.7 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Taiga Bean Goose 3115.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Taiga Bean Goose only

없음

Mandarin Duck 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.

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

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.

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

Taiga Bean Goose

Mandarin Duck

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Taiga Bean Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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 …

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

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.

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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