Upland Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Chloephaga picta 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Upland Goose Mandarin Duck
학명 Chloephaga picta Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 82.4 cm (32.4 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 2916.0 g (102.86 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 -- Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 5-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Upland Goose
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Upland Goose 82.4 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Upland Goose 2916.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Upland Goose only

Mandarin 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.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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.

Mandarin Duck

노래

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

Geographic Range & Migration

Upland Goose

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Upland Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin 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.

Mandarin Duck

깃털

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

부리

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

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.

Mandarin Duck

중간 크기의 아름다운 오리로 체장 41–49cm이며, 수컷은 오렌지색 볏, 녹색과 보라색 관, 흰색 눈썹, 청동색 옆구리가 화려하게 어우러진 깃털을 갖는다. 동아시아 산지 숲 속 호수와 하천에 서식하며, 유럽과 북아메리카에도 도입되었다. 견과류, 씨앗, 수생식물을 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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