Mandarin Duck vs Ruddy Shelduck

Aix galericulata 비교 대상 Tadorna ferruginea

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Mandarin Duck Ruddy Shelduck
학명 Aix galericulata Tadorna ferruginea
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) 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
체중 570.0 g (20.11 oz) 1318.3333333333333 g (46.50 oz)
식성 Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and … Feeds on seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in wetlands; diet varies between seasons …
산란 수 7-14 8-16
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
Ruddy Shelduck
날개 폭
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
Ruddy Shelduck 71.1 cm
체중
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
Ruddy Shelduck 1318.3333333333333 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Mandarin Duck only

Ruddy Shelduck only

Mandarin Duck

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

Ruddy Shelduck

Steppe lakes, river valleys, inland saline and freshwater wetlands from southeastern Europe and North Africa east through Central Asia to China and Mongolia. Winters on lakes and rivers in South and Southeast Asia.

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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.

Ruddy Shelduck

노래

A loud, resonant bugling 'aakh' from males; females give a rapid cackling 'kak-kak-kak'. Call carries far across open Asian steppe and river valleys.

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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.

Ruddy Shelduck

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from sub-Saharan Africa to South and Southeast Asia. Broad wintering distribution.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

Least Concern

Ruddy Shelduck

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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

Ruddy Shelduck

깃털

Warm orange-rufous overall plumage; paler buffy head. Males have narrow black neck collar in breeding season. Black tail and primaries. White wing coverts and iridescent green speculum visible in flight. …

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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.

Ruddy Shelduck

A large orange-brown shelduck with a pale buff head, black neck ring (male only), white wing patches, and bright green speculum. Widespread from Morocco and southeastern Europe east to China. Sacred to Buddhists in Tibet. Nests in burrows, rock crevices, and ruins.

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