Black Swan vs Andean Goose

Cygnus atratus 비교 대상 Chloephaga melanoptera

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Swan Andean Goose
학명 Cygnus atratus Chloephaga melanoptera
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) 86.3 cm (34.0 in)
체중 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 2617.5 g (92.33 oz)
식성 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … Eats grasses, seeds, molluscs, and aquatic invertebrates; wades in shallow water; diet includes invertebrates year-round.
산란 수 4-6 5-10
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Andean Goose
날개 폭
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Andean Goose 86.3 cm
체중
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Andean Goose 2617.5 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black Swan only

Andean Goose only

Black Swan

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

Andean Goose

High-altitude puna grassland, bofedales (cushion bogs), and lakeshores at 3,500–5,500 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia and Chile to northwestern Argentina. Grazes beside glacial and alpine lakes.

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.

Andean Goose

노래

A loud, cackling 'kek-kek-kek' from high-altitude Andean puna. Pairs are territorial and vocal. Calls carry well across open altiplano above 4,000 m elevation.

Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

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

Andean Goose

Formerly widespread on the Mascarene Island of Réunion. Extinct in the 17th century; extirpated by hunting and introduced predators.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Black Swan

Least Concern

Andean 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

Andean Goose

깃털

Entirely white plumage except black-tipped primaries and black tail. Bill and legs coral-pink. Larger than most Chloephaga. Sexes similar. Inhabits high Andean lakes and grasslands above 3,000 m.

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.

Andean Goose

독특한 검은 끝 분홍-흰색 부리를 가진 대형 흑-백 쉘드거위. 안데스 고지 서식. 초식성.

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