West Indian Whistling-duck vs Mandarin Duck

Dendrocygna arborea 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 West Indian Whistling-duck Mandarin Duck
학명 Dendrocygna arborea Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Near Threatened Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 51.3 cm (20.2 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 1030.0 g (36.33 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 4-16 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
West Indian Whistling-duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
West Indian Whistling-duck 51.3 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
West Indian Whistling-duck 1030.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

West Indian Whistling-duck only

Mandarin Duck only

없음

West Indian Whistling-duck

Freshwater lakes, mangrove swamps, palm savannas, and forested wetlands in the Greater and Lesser Antilles. Nests in palm crowns and hollow trees. Highly dependent on Caribbean wet forests and freshwater lagoons.

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

West Indian Whistling-duck

노래

A loud, 3-syllable whistle 'whee-whee-whee'. The NT conservation status reflects population pressures. Less commonly heard than its more abundant whistling-duck relatives.

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

West Indian Whistling-duck

Mandarin Duck

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

보전 상태

Near Threatened

West Indian Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

West Indian Whistling-duck

깃털

Dark brown upperparts; head and neck dark with pale sides. Flanks black with bold white spots. Breast dark brown; belly blackish with white flank streaks. Long dark legs. Largest Dendrocygna. …

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

West Indian Whistling-duck

갈색·검은색 깃털, 엷은 얼굴, 어두운 줄무늬의 밤색 아랫면을 가진 대형 어두운 홍따오기. 카리브 해 고유종. 서인도 제도 최대 토착 오리; 사냥·서식지 손실로 취약종으로 등재. 야자나무와 삼림 나무에 집단으로 쉰다.

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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