Black Swan vs Australasian Shoveler

Cygnus atratus 비교 대상 Spatula rhynchotis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Black Swan Australasian Shoveler
학명 Cygnus atratus Spatula rhynchotis
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) 44.8 cm (17.6 in)
체중 6200.0 g (218.70 oz) 678.0 g (23.92 oz)
식성 Aquatic vegetation and algae, supplemented with grain and pasture grasses. Feeds by upending in shallow … Feeds on aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; dabbles in shallow freshwater; diet seasonally variable.
산란 수 4-6 5-13
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Black Swan 130.0 cm
Australasian Shoveler
날개 폭
Black Swan 190.0 cm
Australasian Shoveler 44.8 cm
체중
Black Swan 6200.0 g
Australasian Shoveler 678.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Black Swan only

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Australasian Shoveler only

없음

Black Swan

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

Australasian Shoveler

Freshwater and brackish wetlands, lakes, and marshes across southern and eastern Australia and New Zealand. Nomadic in Australia; follows seasonal flooding. Often on permanent lakes and coastal lagoons.

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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.

Australasian Shoveler

노래

Male emits a soft, muffled tok; female gives a series of rapid, descending quacks. The female's characteristic quacking laugh is similar to the Northern Shoveler but slightly lower pitched.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black Swan

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

Australasian Shoveler

Breeds in central Asia; winters mainly in South and Southeast Asia, with some birds reaching eastern Africa.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Black Swan

Least Concern

Australasian Shoveler

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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

Australasian Shoveler

깃털

Males have slate-blue head with white crescent before eye; rich rufous-brown below with white breast spot. Blue forewing and green speculum. Females mottled brown. Long spatulate bill bluish-gray. Dimorphic.

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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.

Australasian Shoveler

A medium-sized shoveler with the distinctive large bill. Males are brownish with blue-grey wing patches and white facial crescent; females are mottled brown. Found in Australia and New Zealand. Nomadic within Australia; follows seasonal inland flooding.

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