Ruddy-headed Goose vs Mallard

Chloephaga rubidiceps 비교 대상 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Ruddy-headed Goose Mallard
학명 Chloephaga rubidiceps Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
날개 폭 65.1 cm (25.6 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
체중 1756.8333333333333 g (61.97 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
식성 -- Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
산란 수 3-8 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Ruddy-headed Goose
Mallard 58.0 cm
날개 폭
Ruddy-headed Goose 65.1 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
체중
Ruddy-headed Goose 1756.8333333333333 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Ruddy-headed Goose only

Mallard only

Ruddy-headed Goose

Breeds on open tussock grasslands and moorland in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. Mainland wintering population on Patagonian grasslands now critically small. Falkland Islands population relatively stable.

Mallard

Nearly any wetland habitat including lakes, rivers, ponds, marshes, estuaries, and urban park ponds.

Song & Call Comparison

Ruddy-headed Goose

노래

A high, whistled 'whee' from males and a cackling rattle from females. Calls similar to Ashy-headed Goose. Falkland Islands population; calls in open coastal grassland.

Mallard

노래

Female gives the classic 'quack-quack-quack', descending in pitch. Male utters soft nasal 'raeb-raeb'. Both give a high 'gag-gag-gag' when alarmed or taking flight.

Geographic Range & Migration

Ruddy-headed Goose

Mallard

Native across the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia. Introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Ruddy-headed Goose

Least Concern

Mallard

How to Tell Them Apart

Ruddy-headed Goose

깃털

Distinctive rufous-brown head and neck; body barred rufous and black above; underparts buff-white finely barred. Orange-yellow legs. White wing patches in flight. Compact; sexes similar. Falklands and Patagonia.

Mallard

깃털

Breeding males have an iridescent green head, white neck ring, chestnut breast, and grey body. Females are mottled brown. Both sexes show a blue speculum bordered by white.

부리

Broad, flat bill — yellow-green in males, orange-brown in females

About These Birds

Ruddy-headed Goose

풍성한 적갈색-갈색 머리와 목, 황-흰색 배를 가진 소형 쉘드거위. 파타고니아와 포클랜드 제도 서식. 취약종. 초식성.

Mallard

가장 잘 알려진 야생 오리로 체장 50–65cm이며, 수컷은 광택 있는 녹색 머리와 노란 부리, 자주빛 갈색 가슴, 흰색 목 고리를 갖는다. 북반구 전역과 호주에 귀화하여 온대 내지 아열대 습지, 호수, 강, 도시 공원에 서식한다. 잡식성으로 식물, 곤충, 작은 어류를 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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