Wandering Whistling-duck vs Plumed Whistling-duck

Dendrocygna arcuata 비교 대상 Dendrocygna eytoni

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Wandering Whistling-duck Plumed Whistling-duck
학명 Dendrocygna arcuata Dendrocygna eytoni
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 46.4 cm (18.3 in)
체중 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 877.5 g (30.95 oz)
식성 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Grazes short tundra grasses; also takes aquatic vegetation; large Arctic goose wintering on coastal marshes …
산란 수 6-15 8-14
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Wandering Whistling-duck only

없음

Plumed Whistling-duck only

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.

Plumed Whistling-duck

Grassy tropical wetland margins, flooded plains, and well-watered pastures in northern and eastern Australia. Grazes on land near water at night; rests on open ground or in trees during the day.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

Plumed Whistling-duck

노래

A high, reedy whistling call similar to other Dendrocygna. Plumed Whistling-duck gives 'grassy' grassland calls. Less musical than White-faced; contact notes are short whistles.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

Plumed Whistling-duck

Breeds in the Holarctic tundra and boreal zones; winters on temperate coasts and large inland lakes globally.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Plumed Whistling-duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

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.

Plumed Whistling-duck

깃털

Pale brown head and neck; chestnut-brown back. Distinctive long, pale golden plumes extend from flanks. Breast pale pink with dark spots. Belly pale. Long pink legs. Upright posture. Sexes similar.

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About These Birds

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.

Plumed Whistling-duck

접은 날개 너머로 뻗은 긴 황갈색 옆구리 깃털, 갈색 몸통, 분홍 부리, 직립 자세를 가진 대형 홍따오기. 호주 고유종. 물가 초원에서 대규모 채이며 먹이를 구하는 무리를 이룬다. 주로 수생식물보다 풀과 사초를 먹는다.

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