Common Goldeneye vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Bucephala clangula 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Common Goldeneye Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Bucephala clangula Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 41.7 cm (16.4 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 921.0 g (32.49 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
식성 Dives for aquatic invertebrates, crustaceans, molluscs, and small fish. Forages in lakes, rivers, and coastal … Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
산란 수 1-28 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Common Goldeneye only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

없음

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

Common Goldeneye

노래

Male emits a buzzy, insect-like zeee-zeee-zeee wing whistle; female gives a grating quack. The mechanical wing-whistle produced by the male in display flight is the species' most distinctive sound.

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

Common Goldeneye

Breeds across boreal forests of North America, Europe, and Asia. Winters on coasts and large lakes south to the Mediterranean and the Gulf states.

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

Least Concern

Common Goldeneye

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Common Goldeneye

깃털

Male has glossy green-black head with round white spot at bill base; body white with black back and scapulars; yellow eye. Female has chocolate-brown head, white collar, and grey body.

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

Common Goldeneye

수컷은 이리데슨트 녹색 머리와 둥근 흰 뺨 반점을 가진 중간 크기의 잠수오리(약 920g)입니다. 유라시아와 북미 전역의 나무 구멍에 둥지를 틀어 아한대 호수와 강 근처에서 번식하며 해안 및 내륙 수역에서 월동합니다. 무척추동물, 물고기, 식물 재료를 잠수하여 먹습니다. 넓게 분포하는 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.

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