Greater White-fronted Goose vs Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Anser albifrons 비교 대상 Dendrocygna autumnalis

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Greater White-fronted Goose Black-bellied Whistling-duck
학명 Anser albifrons Dendrocygna autumnalis
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장
날개 폭 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 48.2 cm (19.0 in)
체중 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 757.9 g (26.73 oz)
식성 Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … Grazes subarctic tundra grasses and sedges; winters on coastal salt marshes and agricultural fields eating …
산란 수 3-9 9-18
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Greater White-fronted Goose only

Black-bellied Whistling-duck only

없음

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and peatlands. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, freshwater marshes, and flooded meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America. One of the most widespread geese.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, ponds, lake margins, flooded fields, and wooded swamps from the southern United States and Mexico through Central America to Ecuador, Bolivia, and Argentina. Uses nest boxes readily.

Song & Call Comparison

Greater White-fronted Goose

노래

A loud, laughing 'kow-lyuk' or musical 'wah-wah'. Gives a distinctive high-pitched yodeling quality lacking in Greylag. Highly vocal in large winter flocks.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

노래

A high, reedy whistle 'pe-che-che-ne' given in flight. Flocks produce a continuous whistling chorus. Also gives a squeaky 'whe-eee' contact call while swimming.

Geographic Range & Migration

Greater White-fronted Goose

Breeds in the potholes region of the northern Great Plains; winters in the southern United States and along the Gulf Coast.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

Inhabits freshwater marshes and riverbanks from southeastern Brazil to northern Argentina and Bolivia. Sedentary; locally common.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater White-fronted Goose

깃털

Brown-gray body with white forehead patch bordered by white band at bill base. Underparts with bold irregular black bars on belly. Orange bill; orange-yellow legs. Juveniles lack white front and …

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

깃털

Gray head with brown cap and chestnut breast; black belly is distinctive. Wings show broad white patch in flight. Coral-pink bill and long pink legs. Upright posture. Sexes similar.

About These Birds

Greater White-fronted Goose

흰이마기러기는 북극 툰드라에서 번식하고 온대 지역에서 월동하는 기러기입니다. 성체의 흰 이마와 오렌지색 다리가 특징이며, 농경지와 초원에서 풀과 곡물을 먹습니다.

Black-bellied Whistling-duck

밝은 붉은 부리, 밤색-검은색 몸통, 넓은 흰 날개 줄무늬, 특유의 휘파람 소리 울음을 가진 뚜렷한 무늬의 홍따오기. 미국 남부에서 남아메리카 중부까지 담수 습지에서 흔하다. 나무 구멍에 둥지를 튼다. 종종 나무에 횃대를 잡는데—물새로서는 이례적.

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