Spotted Whistling-duck vs Maccoa Duck

Dendrocygna guttata 비교 대상 Oxyura maccoa

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Spotted Whistling-duck Maccoa Duck
학명 Dendrocygna guttata Oxyura maccoa
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Endangered
체장
날개 폭 41.3 cm (16.3 in) 31.3 cm (12.3 in)
체중 677.5 g (23.90 oz) 685.3333333333334 g (24.17 oz)
식성 Primarily herbivorous; grazes tundra grasses and sedges; winters on coastal marshes and farmland, switching to … Dives for aquatic invertebrates and plant seeds in African lakes and marshes. Uses lobed feet …
산란 수 10-11 4-12
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Spotted Whistling-duck only

Maccoa Duck only

없음

Spotted Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, rice fields, streams, and forest pools in New Guinea, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Moluccas. Often found near forested rivers and seasonal swamps at low elevations.

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Song & Call Comparison

Spotted Whistling-duck

노래

A musical, high whistle similar to other whistling-ducks. Call is softer and less far-carrying than White-faced or Black-bellied species. Given in flight and on water.

Maccoa Duck

노래

Male emits a rapid, staccato drumming display; female gives a harsh, emphatic quack. The drumming call is powerful and diagnostic; this endangered southern African stiff-tail displays at dawn.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Spotted Whistling-duck

Ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa in open woodland and savanna. Largely sedentary with local seasonal movements to water.

Maccoa Duck

Resident in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia and Kenya south to the Cape. Found on lakes and marshes with dense aquatic vegetation.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Spotted Whistling-duck

Endangered

Maccoa Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Spotted Whistling-duck

깃털

Dark brown above; head and neck dark brown. Underparts heavily spotted white on dark brown ground, giving spotted appearance. Flanks with bold white spots. Pink-red bill and legs. Sexes similar.

Maccoa Duck

깃털

Male has glossy black head, deep chestnut-red body, and vivid sky-blue bill; stiff tail often cocked. Female is dark brown above with streaked buff below and two pale facial stripes …

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About These Birds

Spotted Whistling-duck

옆구리에 굵은 흰 반점, 주황-붉은 부리와 다리, 엷은 얼굴을 가진 소형 어두운 갈색 홍따오기. 뉴기니·필리핀·인도네시아의 열대 습지에 서식. 종종 담수 개울과 침수 초원 근처에서 발견. 다른 홍따오기보다 덜 사회적.

Maccoa Duck

A stiff-tailed diving duck (~685 g) of sub-Saharan Africa, family Anatidae, males chestnut-bodied with a blue bill. Inhabits large, deep freshwater lakes and dams in eastern and southern Africa. Dives for aquatic invertebrates and vegetation. Endangered due to small, fragmented populations, habitat loss from wetland drainage, and competition with introduced species.

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