Mallard vs Hartlaub's Duck

Anas platyrhynchos 비교 대상 Pteronetta hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Mallard Hartlaub's Duck
학명 Anas platyrhynchos Pteronetta hartlaubii
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) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
체중 1100.0 g (38.80 oz) 910.0 g (32.10 oz)
식성 Omnivorous — aquatic plants, seeds, insects, crustaceans, and mollusks. Feeds by dabbling, upending, and grazing … Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy …
산란 수 4-18 7-11
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Mallard 58.0 cm
Hartlaub's Duck
날개 폭
Mallard 90.0 cm
Hartlaub's Duck 53.4 cm
체중
Mallard 1100.0 g
Hartlaub's Duck 910.0 g

Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Mallard only

없음

Hartlaub's Duck only

Mallard

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

Hartlaub's Duck

Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

노래

A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.

Geographic Range & Migration

Mallard

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

Hartlaub's Duck

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia.

보전 상태

Least Concern

Mallard

Least Concern

Hartlaub's Duck

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

Hartlaub's Duck

깃털

Dark chocolate-brown body; white patches at side of head distinctive. Males have dark blue frontal shield extending from bill. Wings show pale blue-gray inner forewing. Legs gray. West African forest …

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

A large dark duck with a chestnut-brown body, dark head and neck, pale blue speculum, and bright red base to the bill in males. Found in tropical African rainforest streams and forest swamps. One of Africa's least-studied ducks. Lives singly or in pairs in shaded forest waterways.

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