Spotted Whistling-duck vs Rosy-billed Pochard

Dendrocygna guttata เปรียบเทียบกับ Netta peposaca

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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ Spotted Whistling-duck Rosy-billed Pochard
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์ Dendrocygna guttata Netta peposaca
อันดับ Anseriformes Anseriformes
วงศ์ตระกูล Anatidae Anatidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์ Least Concern Least Concern
ความยาว
กว้างปีก 41.3 cm (16.3 in) 46.1 cm (18.1 in)
น้ำหนัก 677.5 g (23.90 oz) 1103.4 g (38.92 oz)
อาหาร Primarily herbivorous; grazes tundra grasses and sedges; winters on coastal marshes and farmland, switching to … Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow coastal water; diet dominated by invertebrates.
จำนวนไข่ 10-11 10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

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Spotted Whistling-duck only

Rosy-billed Pochard only

ไม่มี

Spotted Whistling-duck

Freshwater wetlands, rice fields, streams, and forest pools in New Guinea, Sulawesi, the Philippines, and Moluccas. Often found near forested rivers and seasonal swamps at low elevations.

Rosy-billed Pochard

Freshwater lakes, marshes, and lagoons in southern South America from central Brazil through Bolivia, Uruguay, and Argentina to Patagonia. Often on large open lakes. Partially migratory; moves northward in winter.

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Song & Call Comparison

Spotted Whistling-duck

เสียงร้อง

A musical, high whistle similar to other whistling-ducks. Call is softer and less far-carrying than White-faced or Black-bellied species. Given in flight and on water.

Rosy-billed Pochard

เสียงร้อง

Male gives a deep, burping boom; female produces a loud, grunting quack. The male's resonant booming call during display is among the most powerful calls of South American wildfowl.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Spotted Whistling-duck

Ranges widely across sub-Saharan Africa in open woodland and savanna. Largely sedentary with local seasonal movements to water.

Rosy-billed Pochard

Breeds in northern prairies; winters on interior wetlands and coasts from the southern US to Central America.

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Spotted Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Rosy-billed Pochard

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How to Tell Them Apart

Spotted Whistling-duck

ขนนก

Dark brown above; head and neck dark brown. Underparts heavily spotted white on dark brown ground, giving spotted appearance. Flanks with bold white spots. Pink-red bill and legs. Sexes similar.

Rosy-billed Pochard

ขนนก

Males dark sooty-black with iridescent purple gloss on head; bright rosy-red bill with pink knob. White flanks visible when at rest. Females brown with pale face and gray bill. Bold …

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About These Birds

Spotted Whistling-duck

A small dark brown whistling-duck with bold white spots on its flanks, orange-red bill and legs, and a pale face. Found in tropical wetlands of New Guinea, the Philippines, and Indonesia. Often found near freshwater streams and flooded grassland. Less gregarious than other whistling-ducks.

Rosy-billed Pochard

A large striking pochard. Males are black-and-grey with an unmistakable bulging bright red bill knob; females are brown. Found in freshwater lakes of southern South America. Common in the Pampas and Patagonia. Often dives to the lake bottom for aquatic plants.

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