White-winged Duck vs Wandering Whistling-duck

Asarcornis scutulata เปรียบเทียบกับ Dendrocygna arcuata

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ White-winged Duck Wandering Whistling-duck
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Asarcornis scutulata Dendrocygna arcuata
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Critically Endangered Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 68.3 cm (26.9 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
น้ำหนัก 2950.0 g (104.06 oz) 779.5 g (27.50 oz)
อาหาร Feeds on seeds, plant material, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow water; diet varies widely … Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses …
จำนวนไข่ 6-15 6-15
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

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White-winged Duck only

Wandering Whistling-duck only

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White-winged Duck

Undisturbed lowland tropical forest near slow rivers, pools, and forest swamps at low elevations in northeastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sumatra. Requires large trees with nest cavities near permanent water.

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

White-winged Duck

เสียงร้อง

Critically endangered; extremely rare in wild. Gives low guttural hissing calls and soft wing-beating sounds. Vocalizations in wild scarcely documented given its rarity.

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

White-winged Duck

Breeds in northern Eurasia; winters in sub-Saharan Africa. A classic Palearctic–African migrant with a wide wintering range.

Wandering Whistling-duck

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

สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Critically Endangered

White-winged Duck

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

How to Tell Them Apart

White-winged Duck

ขนนก

Dark brown body with pale spotting on head and neck. Bold white wing patch visible in flight. Yellowish-orange bill; legs orange. Head pale buffish-white speckled brown. Critically endangered SE Asian …

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

White-winged Duck

A large dark duck with a pale speckled head, brownish body, and broad white wing patch visible in flight. One of Asia's most endangered ducks. Found in undisturbed lowland forest near rivers in South and Southeast Asia. Nests in large tree hollows. Threatened by deforestation and hunting.

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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