Bar-headed Goose vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Anser indicus 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Bar-headed Goose Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Anser indicus Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 87.6 cm (34.5 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 2288.0 g (80.71 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
식성 -- Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
산란 수 3-8 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Bar-headed Goose only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

없음

Bar-headed Goose

Breeds on high-altitude lakes and rivers at 4,000–5,000 m in Central Asia (Tibet, Mongolia, Ladakh). Migrates over the Himalayas. Winters on rivers, lakes, and agricultural fields in the Indian subcontinent.

Wandering Whistling-duck

Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.

Song & Call Comparison

Bar-headed Goose

노래

A nasal, goose-like honking 'wang-wang-wang'. Flocks give persistent calling during high-altitude Himalayan migration — among the highest migrations of any bird species.

Wandering Whistling-duck

노래

A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.

Geographic Range & Migration

Bar-headed Goose

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Bar-headed Goose

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Bar-headed Goose

깃털

White head with two distinctive black bars across crown. Yellow-orange bill and legs. Back and wings pale gray; underparts white. Black-tipped primaries. Sexes similar; famed for Himalayan migration.

Wandering Whistling-duck

깃털

Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. Sexes similar.

About These Birds

Bar-headed Goose

바 머리 기러기는 중앙아시아와 히말라야 호수에서 번식하고 인도 아대륙에서 월동합니다. 히말라야를 넘어 이주하는 것으로 유명하며, 머리의 두 검은 줄무늬와 흰 머리가 특징입니다.

Wandering Whistling-duck

황갈색-갈색 몸통, 어두운 갈색 등, 엷은 황갈색 아랫면, 밤색 목깃을 가진 중형 홍따오기. 인도네시아에서 호주·태평양 섬까지 열대 습지에 서식. 매우 사회적이고 유목성. 얕은 담수에서 수면 채이기와 잠수로 채이며 먹이를 구한다.

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