Sunda Teal vs African Pygmy-goose

Anas gibberifrons เปรียบเทียบกับ Nettapus auritus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Sunda Teal African Pygmy-goose
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anas gibberifrons Nettapus auritus
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Near Threatened Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 38.7 cm (15.2 in) 29.9 cm (11.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 409.25 g (14.44 oz) 272.5 g (9.61 oz)
อาหาร -- Filter-feeds on invertebrates and seeds; dabbles in shallow ponds; diet more plant-based outside spring breeding …
จำนวนไข่ 7-8 6-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Sunda Teal only

African Pygmy-goose only

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Sunda Teal

Freshwater lakes, marshes, rice paddies, and coastal wetlands on Indonesian islands including Java, Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sundas. Non-migratory; resident on oceanic islands.

African Pygmy-goose

Freshwater lakes, ponds, and rivers with floating water lilies and other aquatic vegetation across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Tanzania. Nests in tree cavities near water. Highly dependent on water lily vegetation.

Song & Call Comparison

Sunda Teal

เสียงร้อง

Female gives a nasal, descending quacking series; male utters a soft whistle. Calls resemble Grey Teal; heard across Indonesian and Philippine freshwater marshes and tidal ponds.

African Pygmy-goose

เสียงร้อง

Male produces a soft, wheezy whistle; female gives a quiet, duck-like quack. Pairs exchange rapid twittering notes during courtship on lily-covered African pools.

Geographic Range & Migration

Sunda Teal

African Pygmy-goose

Breeds across temperate to sub-Arctic Eurasia; winters in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Near Threatened

Sunda Teal

Least Concern

African Pygmy-goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Sunda Teal

ขนนก

Dark brown body with finely scalloped pale feather edges. Crown dark; face paler buff-brown. Bill gray. Speculum iridescent green with white borders. Flat forehead profile. Sexes similar. Sunda Islands wetland …

African Pygmy-goose

ขนนก

Tiny. Males have glossy dark green head with orange facial patch and ear spot; chestnut-orange flanks; white underparts; black and green back. Females duller with dark eye-stripe. Small yellow-green bill.

About These Birds

Sunda Teal

A medium-sized brown teal with pale spotting, green speculum, and a high domed forehead giving the head a distinctive shape. Found on Indonesian islands from Java and Sulawesi to Lesser Sundas. Non-migratory island species. Threatened by hunting and wetland drainage.

African Pygmy-goose

A tiny jewel-like duck—one of Africa's smallest waterfowl. Males have iridescent green-and-white plumage, an orange bill, and a dark green cap; females are mottled brown. Found on lily-covered lakes in sub-Saharan Africa. Perches on water lily pads and feeds on their seeds and flowers.

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