Brent Goose vs Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Branta bernicla 비교 대상 Dendrocygna autumnalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Brent Goose Black-bellied Whistling-duck
학명 Branta bernicla Dendrocygna autumnalis
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 63.9 cm (25.2 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
체중 1335.0 g (47.09 oz) 757.9 g (26.73 oz)
식성 Primarily herbivorous; grazes aquatic plants, grasses, and sedges; swans upend in shallow water for submerged … Grazes subarctic tundra grasses and sedges; winters on coastal salt marshes and agricultural fields eating …
산란 수 1-10 9-18
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

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Black-bellied Whistling-duck 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.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, ponds, lake margins, flooded fields, and wooded swamps from the southern United States and Mexico through Central America to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina. Uses nest boxes readily.

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.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

노래

A high, reedy whistle 'pe-che-che-ne' given in flight. Flocks produce a continuous whistling chorus. Also gives a squeaky 'whe-eee' contact call while swimming.

Geographic Range & Migration

Brent Goose

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

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Inhabits freshwater marshes and riverbanks from southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina and Bolivia. Sedentary; locally common.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Brent Goose

Least Concern

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

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.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

깃털

Gray head with brown cap and chestnut breast; black belly is distinctive. Wings show broad white patch in flight. Coral-pink bill and long pink legs. Upright posture. 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.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

밝은 붉은 부리, 밤색-검은색 몸통, 넓은 흰 날개 줄무늬, 특유의 휘파람 소리 울음을 가진 뚜렷한 무늬의 홍따오기. 미국 남부에서 남아메리카 중부까지 담수 습지에서 흔하다. 나무 구멍에 둥지를 튼다. 종종 나무에 횃대를 잡는데—물새로서는 이례적.

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