Brent Goose vs Trumpeter Swan

Branta bernicla 비교 대상 Cygnus buccinator

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Brent Goose Trumpeter Swan
학명 Branta bernicla Cygnus buccinator
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 63.9 cm (25.2 in) 125.1 cm (49.3 in)
체중 1335.0 g (47.09 oz) 9975.0 g (351.86 oz)
식성 Primarily herbivorous; grazes aquatic plants, grasses, and sedges; swans upend in shallow water for submerged … Dabbles for seeds, invertebrates, and aquatic plants in shallow water; diet shifts between plant-rich and …
산란 수 1-10 1-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Brent Goose only

Trumpeter Swan only

없음

Brent Goose

Breeds on high-Arctic tundra; winters on estuaries, coastal mudflats, saltmarshes, and sea-grass beds along Atlantic and Pacific coastlines. One of the most strictly coastal wintering geese.

Trumpeter Swan

Large deep-water lakes, slow rivers, and wetland complexes in western and interior North America from Alaska and Canada south to Oregon. Winters on ice-free rivers and coastal estuaries.

Song & Call Comparison

Brent Goose

노래

A low, guttural 'rronk' or 'ronk-ronk' from flocks. Soft nasal calls in feeding groups. A subtle, understated call for a goose — less loud than most Anser geese.

Trumpeter Swan

노래

A deep, resonant, French-horn-like bugling 'oh-OH-oh'. The most musical of North American swans. Pairs sing in duet. Very different from the thin whistle of smaller swans.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brent Goose

Breeds across boreal and subarctic Canada and Alaska; winters in the southern United States, Mexico, and Central America.

Trumpeter Swan

Breeds in Alaska and northern Canada; winters along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts from the southern United States to Mexico.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Brent Goose

Least Concern

Trumpeter Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Brent Goose

깃털

Small; mostly black head, neck, and breast. Small white neck-patch on adults. Back dark brownish-gray; belly pale gray to white depending on subspecies. White undertail coverts. Sexes similar.

Trumpeter Swan

깃털

Entirely snow-white plumage in adults. All-black bill lacking yellow patch. Large size; heaviest North American bird. Neck held straight. Juveniles gray-brown, becoming white by second year. Sexes similar.

About These Birds

Brent Goose

검은 머리와 목, 작은 흰 목 반점, 연한 회색 배를 가진 작은 어두운 몸통의 기러기입니다. 고위도 북극 번식지와 온대 해안 월동지 사이를 이동합니다. 겨울에 잘피와 염습지 식생을 먹습니다. 세 아종이 배 색상이 다릅니다.

Trumpeter Swan

북아메리카 최대 토착 물새이자 가장 무거운 비조 중 하나로, 흰색 깃털, 긴 목, 전체 검은 부리를 가진다. 울림이 좋은 나팔 소리 같은 울음으로 명명되었다. 20세기에 적극적인 보전 활동으로 거의 멸종 위기에서 회복되었다. 북부 습지에서 번식한다.

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