Bar-headed Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser indicus 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Bar-headed Goose Mandarin Duck
학명 Anser indicus Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 87.6 cm (34.5 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 2288.0 g (80.71 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
Bar-headed Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Bar-headed Goose 87.6 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Bar-headed Goose 2288.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Bar-headed Goose only

Mandarin Duck only

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.

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

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.

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

Bar-headed 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

Bar-headed Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin 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.

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

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.

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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