Harlequin Duck vs Mallard

Histrionicus histrionicus 비교 대상 Anas platyrhynchos

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Harlequin Duck Mallard
학명 Histrionicus histrionicus Anas platyrhynchos
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
날개 폭 38.8 cm (15.3 in) 90.0 cm (35.4 in)
체중 553.0 g (19.51 oz) 1100.0 g (38.80 oz)
식성 Forages in fast-flowing streams for aquatic insect larvae, amphipods, and small fish. Dives and clings … Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing …
산란 수 3-9 4-18
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Harlequin Duck
Mallard 58.0 cm
날개 폭
Harlequin Duck 38.8 cm
Mallard 90.0 cm
체중
Harlequin Duck 553.0 g
Mallard 1100.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Harlequin Duck only

없음

Mallard only

Mallard

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

Song & Call Comparison

Harlequin Duck

노래

Male gives a squeaky, mouse-like squeal; female produces a guttural, grunting call. The male's bizarre, high-pitched squealing call is completely unexpected in such a compact seaduck.

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

Harlequin Duck

Breeds on fast-flowing rivers in Iceland, Greenland, and northern North America. Winters along rocky Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to California.

Mallard

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Harlequin Duck

Least Concern

Mallard

How to Tell Them Apart

Harlequin Duck

깃털

Male is slate-blue with bold white crescent before eye, white spots and streaks on head, neck, and scapulars, and rich chestnut flanks. Female is dark sooty-brown with three white facial …

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

Harlequin Duck

황제오리(Histrionicus histrionicus)는 오리과의 약 550g 소형 바다오리로 수컷은 청청색 바탕에 밤색과 흰색의 복잡한 무늬가 있어 화려하다. 북태평양과 북대서양에 서식한다.

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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