Mallard vs Red-breasted Merganser

Anas platyrhynchos 비교 대상 Mergus serrator

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Mallard Red-breasted Merganser
학명 Anas platyrhynchos Mergus serrator
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 58.0 cm (22.8 in)
날개 폭 90.0 cm (35.4 in) 46.7 cm (18.4 in)
체중 1100.0 g (38.80 oz) 1058.3333333333333 g (37.33 oz)
식성 Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing … Dives for small fish, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats. Pursues fish …
산란 수 4-18 6-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Mallard 58.0 cm
Red-breasted Merganser
날개 폭
Mallard 90.0 cm
Red-breasted Merganser 46.7 cm
체중
Mallard 1100.0 g
Red-breasted Merganser 1058.3333333333333 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Mallard only

없음

Red-breasted Merganser only

Mallard

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

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Red-breasted Merganser

노래

Male produces a harsh, rasping series of notes; female gives a rough, guttural grunting. The harsh, rattling call is louder than Goosander; pairs and flocks create a rasping coastal cacophony.

Geographic Range & Migration

Mallard

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

Red-breasted Merganser

Circumpolar breeder in boreal and Arctic zones. Winters on coasts and large water bodies south to the Mediterranean and southern Asia.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Mallard

Least Concern

Red-breasted Merganser

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Red-breasted Merganser

깃털

Male has dark green shaggy double crest, speckled chestnut breast band, white collar, and grey flanks; red bill. Female has rufous-brown head with ragged crest blending gradually into grey neck …

About These Birds

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.

Red-breasted Merganser

대형 물오리로 체장 52–58cm이며, 수컷은 광택 있는 초록 머리, 빨간 부리, 흰 목 고리, 갈색 가슴을 갖는다. 유라시아와 북아메리카의 해안, 강 하구, 호수에서 번식하고 해안에서 월동한다. 잠수하여 어류를 먹는다. 관심 필요 종이다.

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