Hawaiian Goose vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Branta sandvicensis 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Hawaiian Goose Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Branta sandvicensis Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 72.8 cm (28.7 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 2150.0 g (75.84 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
식성 -- Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
산란 수 1-6 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Hawaiian Goose only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Hawaiian Goose

Volcanic slopes, lava flows, coastal grasslands, and shrublands on Maui, Hawai'i, and Kauai. Adapted to rocky terrain with reduced toe webbing. Introduced to other Hawaiian islands. Avoids dense forest.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Hawaiian Goose

노래

A soft, low 'moo-moo' — the murmuring call gives the Nene its Hawaiian name. Also gives honking calls in flight. Less vocal than Canada Goose; distinctive murmuring quality.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Hawaiian Goose

Wandering Whistling-duck

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

보전 상태

Near Threatened

Hawaiian Goose

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Hawaiian Goose

깃털

Buff-tan neck with black and white channeled furrows. Crown and face black; hindneck black. Body gray-brown above; underparts pale with buff breast. Reduced webbing on feet. Sexes similar. State bird …

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.

About These Birds

Hawaiian Goose

하와이의 주 새이자 거의 멸종 직전에서 회복된 세계에서 가장 희귀한 기러기입니다. 검은 얼굴, 대각선 줄무늬가 있는 연한 황갈색 목, 용암을 걷기 위해 적응된 물갈퀴가 줄어든 발을 가진 중간 크기 갈색 기러기입니다. 화산 사면과 해안 지역에서 풀을 먹습니다.

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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