Mandarin Duck vs Red-breasted Merganser

Aix galericulata 비교 대상 Mergus serrator

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Mandarin Duck Red-breasted Merganser
학명 Aix galericulata Mergus serrator
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Least Concern
체장 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
날개 폭 70.0 cm (27.6 in) 46.7 cm (18.4 in)
체중 570.0 g (20.11 oz) 1058.3333333333333 g (37.33 oz)
식성 Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … Dives for small fish, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates in coastal and freshwater habitats. Pursues fish …
산란 수 7-14 6-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
Red-breasted Merganser
날개 폭
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
Red-breasted Merganser 46.7 cm
체중
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
Red-breasted Merganser 1058.3333333333333 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Mandarin Duck only

Red-breasted Merganser only

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

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.

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Mandarin Duck

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

Red-breasted Merganser

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

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Least Concern

Red-breasted Merganser

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

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 …

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About These Birds

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.

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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