Tundra Bean Goose vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Anser serrirostris เปรียบเทียบกับ Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Tundra Bean Goose Wandering Whistling-duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anser serrirostris Dendrocygna arcuata
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Not Evaluated Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 2540.0 g (89.60 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
อาหาร -- Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
จำนวนไข่ 3-8 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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Tundra Bean Goose only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

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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.

Wandering Whistling-duck

Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.

Song & Call Comparison

Tundra Bean Goose

เสียงร้อง

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.

Wandering Whistling-duck

เสียงร้อง

A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tundra Bean Goose

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Tundra Bean Goose

ขนนก

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.

Wandering Whistling-duck

ขนนก

Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. Sexes similar.

About These Birds

Tundra Bean Goose

A large brown goose with dark head and neck, orange-patterned black bill, and orange legs. Separated from Taiga Bean Goose as a distinct species. Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra; winters in eastern Asia and occasionally western Europe. More common in Japan and eastern China.

Wandering Whistling-duck

A medium-sized whistling-duck with rufous-brown body, dark brown back, pale buff underparts, and a chestnut collar. Found in tropical wetlands from Indonesia to Australia and Pacific islands. Highly social and nomadic. Forages by dabbling and diving in shallow freshwater.

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