Green-winged Teal vs Mandarin Duck

Anas carolinensis 对比 Aix galericulata

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Green-winged Teal Mandarin Duck
学名 Anas carolinensis Aix galericulata
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长 44.0 cm (17.3 in)
翼展 35.0 cm (13.8 in) 70.0 cm (27.6 in)
体重 330.5 g (11.66 oz) 570.0 g (20.11 oz)
食性 Eats aquatic invertebrates, molluscs, and seeds; dives in shallow water; diet shifts between invertebrates and … Seeds, acorns, grains, aquatic plants, insects, snails, and small fish. Forages by dabbling, walking, and …
产卵数 -- 7-14
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Green-winged Teal
Mandarin Duck 44.0 cm
翼展
Green-winged Teal 35.0 cm
Mandarin Duck 70.0 cm
体重
Green-winged Teal 330.5 g
Mandarin Duck 570.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Green-winged Teal only

Mandarin Duck only

Green-winged Teal

Breeds on boreal and subarctic wetlands across North America. Winters on freshwater marshes, coastal estuaries, rice paddies, and shallow wetlands from the southern United States to Central America and the Caribbean.

Mandarin Duck

Wooded lakes, rivers, and ponds surrounded by dense forest. Unlike most ducks, regularly perches in trees and nests in tree cavities.

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Song & Call Comparison

Green-winged Teal

鸣唱

Male produces a high, clear krick call; female gives a subdued quack. Closely related to Common Teal; male's ringing call punctuates North American freshwater marshes in spring.

Mandarin Duck

鸣唱

Male gives a low whistled 'hib' or 'weep'. Female utters a soft quacking 'kek'. Generally quiet and secretive. No loud territorial song; vocalizations subtle and brief.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Green-winged Teal

Breeds in Arctic regions; winters at sea across the North Pacific, from Alaska to Japan and northern California.

Mandarin Duck

Native to East Asia including eastern Russia, China, Japan, and Korea. Feral populations established in Britain and western Europe.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Green-winged Teal

Least Concern

Mandarin Duck

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How to Tell Them Apart

Green-winged Teal

羽毛

Males have chestnut head with iridescent green eye patch; gray body; vertical white shoulder stripe (vs. horizontal in Common Teal). Cream and black undertail. Females mottled brown. Smallest North American …

Mandarin Duck

羽毛

Breeding males have an elaborate pattern of orange, green, white, and purple with distinctive orange sail feathers on the back. Females are grey-brown with a white eye-ring and stripe.

Small red bill in breeding males, pinkish in females

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About These Birds

Green-winged Teal

美洲绿翅鸭(Anas carolinensis)是一种小型戏水鸭,是欧洲绿翅鸭在北美洲的对应种。雄鸟头部栗色,眼圈周围具闪光绿色斑块。属鸭科(Anatidae),在北美繁殖,越冬至中美洲和南美洲。

Mandarin Duck

The mandarin duck is widely considered the most beautiful duck in the world. In East Asian culture, mandarin ducks symbolize love and fidelity because they form strong pair bonds. Unlike most ducks, mandarins nest in tree holes up to 9 meters above the ground, and day-old ducklings must leap to the ground.

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