Barnacle Goose vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Branta leucopsis 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Barnacle Goose Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Branta leucopsis Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 76.4 cm (30.1 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 1685.0 g (59.44 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
식성 Large white swan grazing aquatic plants and grasses; upends for submerged vegetation; supplements diet with … Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
산란 수 2-9 6-15
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Barnacle Goose only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

없음

Barnacle Goose

Breeds on inaccessible Arctic cliff ledges in Greenland, Svalbard, and Novaya Zemlya. Winters on coastal saltmarshes, pastures, and estuaries in northwestern Europe, particularly Scotland and Ireland.

Wandering Whistling-duck

Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.

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Song & Call Comparison

Barnacle Goose

노래

A rapid, high-pitched barking 'uk-uk-uk' given rapidly in flocks. Higher-pitched and more rapid than Canada Goose. Migrating flocks create a constant excited barking chorus.

Wandering Whistling-duck

노래

A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Barnacle Goose

Breeds in Arctic tundra of Alaska and Canada; winters on the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States and northern Mexico.

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Barnacle Goose

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Barnacle Goose

깃털

Striking black, white and gray pattern. White face and forehead; black crown, neck, and upper breast. Gray back with black and white barring. White underparts. Black tail. Sexes similar; elegant …

Wandering Whistling-duck

깃털

Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. Sexes similar.

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About These Birds

Barnacle Goose

흰 얼굴, 검은 머리꼭지, 목 및 가슴, 회색 줄무늬 등, 흰 배를 가진 깨끗하게 무늬가 있는 중간 크기 기러기입니다. 고위도 북극에서 번식하며 북서부 유럽에서 월동합니다. 중세에 따개비에서 부화한다는 전설의 주제로 유명합니다.

Wandering Whistling-duck

황갈색-갈색 몸통, 어두운 갈색 등, 엷은 황갈색 아랫면, 밤색 목깃을 가진 중형 홍따오기. 인도네시아에서 호주·태평양 섬까지 열대 습지에 서식. 매우 사회적이고 유목성. 얕은 담수에서 수면 채이기와 잠수로 채이며 먹이를 구한다.

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