Bufflehead vs Wandering Whistling-duck
Bucephala albeola 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 속성 | Bufflehead | Wandering Whistling-duck |
|---|---|---|
| 학명 | Bucephala albeola | Dendrocygna arcuata |
| 목 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 과 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 보전 상태 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 체장 | — | — |
| 날개 폭 | 32.2 cm (12.7 in) | 37.2 cm (14.6 in) |
| 체중 | 400.5 g (14.13 oz) | 779.5 g (27.50 oz) |
| 식성 | Dives for aquatic insects, crustaceans, and small molluscs in freshwater and coastal habitats. One of … | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … |
| 산란 수 | 5-14 | 6-15 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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
Bufflehead
Male produces a soft, squeaky whistle; female gives a harsh, nasal quack. The male's thin, reedy whistle is barely audible; pairs exchange quiet contact calls at boreal forest ponds.
Wandering Whistling-duck
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
Bufflehead
Breeds in boreal forest of western and central North America. Winters along both coasts and interior lakes from southern Canada south to Mexico.
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
Bufflehead
Wandering Whistling-duck
How to Tell Them Apart
Bufflehead
Male has iridescent green-purple head with a large triangular white patch from behind eye over crown; body clean white except for black back. Female is dark sooty-brown with a single …
Wandering Whistling-duck
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
Bufflehead
북미에서 가장 작은 잠수오리(약 400g)로, 수컷은 큰 흰 머리 반점이 있는 자줏빛 녹색 홍채를 가집니다. 딱따구리 구멍에 둥지를 틀어 연못과 호수 근처 삼림 지역에서 번식하며, 해안 만과 내륙 수역에서 월동합니다. 수생 무척추동물과 소형 물고기를 먹습니다. 안정적 개체수의 관심대상 종입니다.
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.