Greater White-fronted Goose vs Whooper Swan

Anser albifrons เปรียบเทียบกับ Cygnus cygnus

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Greater White-fronted Goose Whooper Swan
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anser albifrons Cygnus cygnus
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 116.4 cm (45.8 in)
น้ำหนัก 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 10350.0 g (365.09 oz)
อาหาร Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … Dabbling duck feeding on seeds, aquatic insects, and plant material; forages in shallow wetlands; diet …
จำนวนไข่ 3-9 2-12
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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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.

Whooper Swan

Breeds on boreal and subarctic lakes and boggy pools from Iceland and Scandinavia across northern Eurasia to Siberia. Winters on large lakes, estuaries, rivers, and agricultural fields in northwestern Europe and eastern Asia.

Song & Call Comparison

Greater White-fronted Goose

เสียงร้อง

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.

Whooper Swan

เสียงร้อง

A loud, ringing 'wh-OOH-wh-OOH' bugle. Less high-pitched than Trumpeter; similar to Tundra Swan but deeper. Pairs call in musical antiphony. Carries very far over water.

Geographic Range & Migration

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.

Whooper Swan

Breeds in Arctic tundra from Siberia to western Canada; winters along the Pacific coast from British Columbia to Mexico.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Whooper Swan

How to Tell Them Apart

Greater White-fronted Goose

ขนนก

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 …

Whooper Swan

ขนนก

All-white plumage. Long yellow bill with large wedge-shaped yellow patch extending past nostrils, contrasting with black tip. Long flat head profile. Holds neck erect and straight. Juveniles pale gray-brown.

About These Birds

Greater White-fronted Goose

A medium-large goose with a white forehead patch, orange bill, grey-brown plumage, and variable black barring on the belly. Widespread and numerous; one of the most abundant geese in the world. Breeds across the high Arctic; winters in a wide range of temperate wetland and agricultural habitats.

Whooper Swan

A large all-white swan with a long neck and a distinctive yellow-and-black bill pattern—a large yellow wedge extending to the nostrils. The national bird of Finland. Calls with a bugling whooping resonance. Breeds in Eurasian subarctic; winters in northwest Europe and East Asia.

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