Tufted Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Aythya fuligula 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Tufted Duck Mandarin Duck
학명 Aythya fuligula Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 39.4 cm (15.5 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 700.0 g (24.69 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic prey in coastal … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 3-22 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Tufted Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Tufted Duck 39.4 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Tufted Duck 700.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Tufted Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

Tufted Duck

Breeds on freshwater lakes and rivers with emergent vegetation across Eurasia from Iceland and western Europe east to Siberia and Japan. Winters on large open lakes, reservoirs, and sheltered coastal bays.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

Tufted Duck

노래

Male emits a soft, low wheeze; female gives a grating, repeated quack. A common call on Eurasian freshwater lakes; male's soft purring is quiet while female's quacking is emphatic and …

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Tufted Duck

Breeds in sub-Arctic and boreal Canada; winters along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. Rare elsewhere in winter.

Mandarin Duck

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Tufted Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Tufted Duck

깃털

Males black with white flanks; rounded head with long drooping black tuft. Yellow eye. Females dark brown with shorter tuft; pale flanks; sometimes white at base of bill. Bold white …

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

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About These Birds

Tufted Duck

소형 날씬한 잠수오리입니다. 수컷은 대담한 흑백 깃털과 늘어진 댕기를 가지며 암컷은 더 짧은 댕기의 갈색입니다. 유라시아 전역에 흔하고 넓게 분포합니다. 수컷이 매우 독특합니다. 담수 및 해안 서식지에서 연체동물, 무척추동물, 식물을 잠수하여 먹습니다.

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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