Harlequin Duck vs Mandarin Duck

Histrionicus histrionicus 비교 대상 Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Harlequin Duck Mandarin Duck
학명 Histrionicus histrionicus Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 38.8 cm (15.3 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
체중 553.0 g (19.51 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
식성 Forages in fast-flowing streams for aquatic insect larvae, amphipods, and small fish. Dives and clings … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
산란 수 3-9 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Harlequin Duck
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
날개 폭
Harlequin Duck 38.8 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
체중
Harlequin Duck 553.0 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

없음

Harlequin Duck only

Mandarin Duck only

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

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.

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

Harlequin Duck

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

Mandarin Duck

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

보전 상태

Least Concern

Harlequin Duck

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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 …

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

Harlequin Duck

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

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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