Bar-headed Goose vs Mallard

Anser indicus 비교 대상 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Bar-headed Goose Mallard
학명 Anser indicus Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
날개 폭 87.6 cm (34.5 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
체중 2288.0 g (80.71 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
Bar-headed Goose
Mallard 58.0 cm
날개 폭
Bar-headed Goose 87.6 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
체중
Bar-headed Goose 2288.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Bar-headed Goose only

Mallard 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.

Mallard

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

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.

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

Bar-headed Goose

Mallard

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Bar-headed Goose

Least Concern

Mallard

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.

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

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.

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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