Tundra Bean Goose vs Mandarin Duck

Anser serrirostris comparado com Aix galericulata

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Tundra Bean Goose Mandarin Duck
Nome científico Anser serrirostris Aix galericulata
Ordem Anseriformes Anseriformes
Família Anatidae Anatidae
Estado de conservação Not Evaluated Least Concern
Comprimento 44,0 cm (17.3 in)
Envergadura 70,0 cm (27.6 in)
Peso 2540,0 g (89.60 oz) 570,0 g (20.11 oz)
Dieta -- Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
Tamanho da postura 3-8 7-14
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Tundra Bean Goose
Mandarin Duck 44,0 cm
Envergadura
Tundra Bean Goose
Mandarin Duck 70,0 cm
Peso
Tundra Bean Goose 2540,0 g
Mandarin Duck 570,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Tundra Bean Goose only

Mandarin Duck only

Nenhum

Tundra Bean Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra in Siberia. Winters on agricultural land, river floodplains, and wetlands in eastern China, Japan, and Korea, with some wintering in western Europe.

Mandarin Duck

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

Song & Call Comparison

Tundra Bean Goose

Canto

A nasal, lower call compared to Taiga Bean Goose. Considered subspecifically or specifically distinct; vocalizations are an active taxonomic tool for separation in mixed flocks.

Mandarin Duck

Canto

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tundra Bean Goose

Mandarin Duck

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

Estado de conservação

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Tundra Bean Goose

Plumagem

Dark brown head and neck; grayish-brown back with pale feather fringing. Underparts pale gray-brown. Orange-yellow legs. Bill black with orange subterminal band. Recently split from Taiga Bean Goose.

Mandarin Duck

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

About These Birds

Tundra Bean Goose

O ganso-de-bico-serrilhado é um ganso cinzento grande do nordeste da Ásia, às vezes considerado uma subespécie do ganso-de-bico-laranja. Tem um bico maior e mais pesado do que o ganso-de-bico-laranja típico. Cria em tundra ártica e subártica e hiberna no leste da China e Japão. É a subespécie denominada tundra do complexo do ganso-de-bico-laranja. As suas populações são monitorizadas como entidade separada em algumas jurisdições.

Mandarin Duck

The mandarin duck is widely considered the most beautiful duck in the world. In East Asian culture, mandarin ducks symbolize love and fidelity because they form strong pair bonds. Unlike most ducks, mandarins nest in tree holes up to 9 meters above the ground, and day-old ducklings must leap to the ground.

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