Black Swan vs Kelp Goose

Cygnus atratus 비교 대상 Chloephaga hybrida

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Swan Kelp Goose
학명 Cygnus atratus Chloephaga hybrida
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 130.0 cm (51.2 in)
날개 폭 190.0 cm (74.8 in) 71.6 cm (28.2 in)
체중 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 2735.0 g (96.47 oz)
식성 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … --
산란 수 4-6 3-7
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Kelp Goose
날개 폭
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Kelp Goose 71.6 cm
체중
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Kelp Goose 2735.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black Swan only

Kelp Goose only

없음

Black Swan

Lakes, rivers, swamps, and coastal waters across Australia. Also found in ornamental lakes in parks.

Kelp Goose

Rocky wave-washed shores, sea channels, and kelp-fringed coasts of Patagonian Chile and Argentina south to Tierra del Fuego, and the Falkland Islands. Strictly coastal; almost never moves inland.

Song & Call Comparison

Black Swan

노래

Gives a musical bugling 'boo-boo-boo' in flight and softer honking on water. Less vocal than Mute Swan; produces a baying call when alarmed. Wings whistle softly in flight.

Kelp Goose

노래

A loud, nasal 'honk'. Male is mostly white and gives sharper calls; female is dark and gives softer, lower honks. Coastal Patagonian and Falklands habitat; highly vocal.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

Australia, primarily in the southeast and southwest. Introduced populations in New Zealand, Japan, and western Europe.

Kelp Goose

보전 상태

Least Concern

Black Swan

Least Concern

Kelp Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Black Swan

깃털

Almost entirely black with white flight feathers visible in flight. Red bill with a white band near the tip. Dark red to reddish-brown iris.

부리

Bright red bill with a pale tip and prominent white band

Kelp Goose

깃털

Extreme dimorphism. Males entirely white with yellow bill and legs. Females dark brown barred white overall; yellow legs. Coastal species of rocky shores. Sexes so different they were once considered …

About These Birds

Black Swan

검은 백조는 한때 모든 백조가 흰색이라고 믿었던 유럽인들에게 불가능하다고 여겨졌으며, 귀납적 추론 실패의 유명한 철학적 예가 됩니다. 서부 오스트레일리아의 주 새입니다. 검은 백조는 평생 짝 유대를 형성하며 양 부모가 포란과 새끼 양육을 공유합니다.

Kelp Goose

성별 이형이 뚜렷한 쉘드거위: 수컷은 전체 흰색; 암컷은 갈색-흰색 줄무늬. 포클랜드 제도와 남아메리카 최남단 해안 서식. 풀 섭취.

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