Common Teal vs Greater White-fronted Goose
Anas crecca comparado com Anser albifrons
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Atributo | Common Teal | Greater White-fronted Goose |
|---|---|---|
| Nome científico | Anas crecca | Anser albifrons |
| Ordem | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| Família | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| Estado de conservação | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Comprimento | — | — |
| Envergadura | 36,1 cm (14.2 in) | 81,6 cm (32.1 in) |
| Peso | 325,0 g (11.46 oz) | 2471,0 g (87.16 oz) |
| Dieta | Dives for molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; diet dominated by hard-shelled prey in coastal and … | Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … |
| Tamanho da postura | 8-11 | 3-9 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
Habitats partilhados
Common Teal only
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Greater White-fronted Goose only
Common Teal
Breeds on boreal and subarctic freshwater marshes, lakes, and bogs across Eurasia. Winters on freshwater lakes, estuaries, rice paddies, and coastal marshes from northwest Europe and Africa east to Southeast Asia.
Greater White-fronted Goose
Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra and peatlands. Winters on estuaries, agricultural fields, freshwater marshes, and flooded meadows across Europe, Asia, and North America. One of the most widespread geese.
Song & Call Comparison
Common Teal
Male gives a ringing, bell-like krick call; female produces a soft, descending quack. The male's crystalline high note is a hallmark sound of Eurasian wetlands; flocks produce a musical tinkling …
Greater White-fronted Goose
A loud, laughing 'kow-lyuk' or musical 'wah-wah'. Gives a distinctive high-pitched yodeling quality lacking in Greylag. Highly vocal in large winter flocks.
Geographic Range & Migration
Common Teal
Breeds in sub-Arctic and boreal Canada and Alaska; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to southern California.
Greater White-fronted Goose
Breeds in the potholes region of the northern Great Plains; winters in the southern United States and along the Gulf Coast.
Estado de conservação
Common Teal
Greater White-fronted Goose
How to Tell Them Apart
Common Teal
Males have chestnut head with iridescent green eye patch bordered cream. Gray body with horizontal white shoulder stripe. Cream and black undertail. Females mottled brown. Small and fast-flying. Iridescent green …
Greater White-fronted Goose
Brown-gray body with white forehead patch bordered by white band at bill base. Underparts with bold irregular black bars on belly. Orange bill; orange-yellow legs. Juveniles lack white front and …
About These Birds
Common Teal
A Marrequinha-comum (Anas crecca) é o menor pato mergulhador da Europa, pertencente à família Anatidae. Habita lagos, pantânos e lagoas em toda a Europa e Ásia, migrando para zonas temperadas e tropicais no inverno. Mede apenas 34-43 cm e pesa entre 200-400 g. Os machos têm cabeça marrom-avermelhada com faixa verde que vai do olho à nuca; as fêmeas têm plumagem malhada discreta. Alimenta-se de sementes, vegetação aquática e invertebrados. É uma das espécies de patos mais numerosas do Paleártico. …
Greater White-fronted Goose
O ganso-de-testa-branca é um ganso cinzento médio com uma característica faixa branca na frente da cabeça e barras pretas irregulares no ventre. Tem distribuição circumolar na tundra ártica onde cria, hibernando mais ao sul. As duas subespécies principais diferem no tamanho do bico e hibernam em diferentes regiões. Alimenta-se de plantas de tundra durante a criação e de pasto e culturas nas suas áreas de hibernada. É uma espécie cinegética amplamente caçada.