Greater White-fronted Goose vs Barrow's Goldeneye

Anser albifrons เปรียบเทียบกับ Bucephala islandica

Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Greater White-fronted Goose Barrow's Goldeneye
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Anser albifrons Bucephala islandica
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 81.6 cm (32.1 in) 44.3 cm (17.4 in)
น้ำหนัก 2471.0 g (87.16 oz) 838.0 g (29.56 oz)
อาหาร Dabbles for aquatic invertebrates, seeds, and plant material; diet shifts heavily toward invertebrates in breeding … Dives for crustaceans, aquatic insects, and molluscs in mountain lakes and coastal bays. Diet similar …
จำนวนไข่ 3-9 6-14
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.

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.

Barrow's Goldeneye

เสียงร้อง

Male produces a whistled, nasal kaow-kaow call; female gives a harsh quacking series. The male's wheezy, double call differs from Common Goldeneye; heard on western North American lakes.

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.

Barrow's Goldeneye

Breeds in Iceland, western Canada, and locally the western United States. Winters on coasts and lakes of the Pacific Northwest and eastern Canada.

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Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Least Concern

Barrow's Goldeneye

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 …

Barrow's Goldeneye

ขนนก

Male has iridescent purple-black head with crescent-shaped white facial patch; white body with black scapulars bearing bold white spots. Female grey with brown head, white collar; head rounder than Common …

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.

Barrow's Goldeneye

A medium-sized cavity-nesting duck (~840 g) in family Anatidae, males with purple-glossed heads and a crescent-shaped white face patch. Breeds near mountain lakes in western North America and Iceland; winters on coastal bays. Dives for invertebrates and small fish. Least Concern; dependent on large tree cavities for nesting.

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