Ross's Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser rossii 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ross's Goose Mandarin Duck
학명 Anser rossii Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 69.2 cm (27.2 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 1513.5 g (53.39 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 Eats aquatic plants, seeds, and grasses near wetlands; omnivorous in breeding; takes invertebrates in shallow … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 2-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Ross's Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Ross's Goose 69.2 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Ross's Goose 1513.5 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ross's Goose only

없음

Mandarin Duck only

Ross's Goose

Breeds on tundra near Hudson Bay and the central Canadian Arctic. Winters in agricultural fields, rice paddies, and wetlands in the central and southern United States, particularly California's Central Valley.

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

Ross's Goose

노래

A high, nasal yelping 'whoik' or 'hoik' — higher-pitched than Snow Goose. Flocks mix with Snow Geese; calls differ noticeably by pitch. Fast, repeated notes in flight.

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

Ross's Goose

Breeds in high Arctic tundra; winters at sea in the North Atlantic from Iceland to the British Isles and northeastern United States.

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

Ross's Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Ross's Goose

깃털

Smallest white North American goose; pure white plumage with black wingtips. Short triangular pink bill with warty pinkish-gray base. Pink-red legs. Occasional blue morph. Sexes similar.

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

Ross's Goose

로스 기러기는 캐나다 북극 해안에서 번식하고 미국 남부에서 월동합니다. 눈 기러기와 비슷하지만 훨씬 더 작고 부리에 수염 같은 돌기가 없으며, 부리 기부의 작은 사마귀 같은 돌기가 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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