Upland Goose vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Chloephaga picta 비교 대상 Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Upland Goose Wandering Whistling-duck
학명 Chloephaga picta Dendrocygna arcuata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 82.4 cm (32.4 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
체중 2916.0 g (102.86 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 5-8 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Upland Goose only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Upland Goose

Open Patagonian grasslands, steppe, and agricultural pastures in southern Chile and Argentina, including the Falkland Islands. Grazes on short grass. Males aggressively defend territories. Partially migratory.

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

Upland Goose

노래

Male gives a high, whistled 'whew'; female gives a low, rolling cackle 'ga-ga-ga'. Sexual differences in call are pronounced. Falklands and Patagonian populations highly vocal.

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

Upland 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

Least Concern

Upland Goose

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Upland Goose

깃털

Pronounced dimorphism. Males white with black-barred flanks and white wings with black primaries. Females rufous-brown with black-barred flanks and white belly. Both sexes yellow-orange legs. Grassland species.

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

Upland Goose

강한 성별 이형을 가진 대형 쉘드거위: 수컷은 흰색에 검은 등 줄무늬; 암컷은 갈색-흰색 줄무늬. 파타고니아와 포클랜드 제도 서식. 초식성.

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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