Spotted Whistling-duck vs Rosy-billed Pochard

Dendrocygna guttata ile kıyaslandığında Netta peposaca

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Spotted Whistling-duck Rosy-billed Pochard
Bilimsel Ad Dendrocygna guttata Netta peposaca
Takım Anseriformes Anseriformes
Familya Anatidae Anatidae
Koruma Durumu Least Concern Least Concern
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 41,3 cm (16.3 in) 46,1 cm (18.1 in)
Ağırlık 677,5 g (23.90 oz) 1103,4 g (38.92 oz)
Beslenme 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.
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 10-11 10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Spotted Whistling-duck only

Rosy-billed Pochard only

Hiçbiri

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

Şarkı

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

Şarkı

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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Koruma Durumu

Least Concern

Spotted Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Rosy-billed Pochard

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How to Tell Them Apart

Spotted Whistling-duck

Tuy

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

Tuy

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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