Eastern Spot-billed Duck vs Brent Goose

Anas zonorhyncha 对比 Branta bernicla

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Eastern Spot-billed Duck Brent Goose
学名 Anas zonorhyncha Branta bernicla
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 53.6 cm (21.1 in) 63.9 cm (25.2 in)
体重 1017.5 g (35.89 oz) 1335.0 g (47.09 oz)
食性 Eats fish, aquatic invertebrates, and amphibians; dives in freshwater rivers; serrated bill grips prey; fish … Primarily herbivorous; grazes aquatic plants, grasses, and sedges; swans upend in shallow water for submerged …
产卵数 7-9 1-10
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Eastern Spot-billed Duck only

Brent Goose only

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, marshes, and rice paddies in northeastern Asia from eastern Russia and Siberia through China, Korea, and Japan. Winters in southern China and southern Japan.

Brent Goose

Breeds on high-Arctic tundra; winters on estuaries, coastal mudflats, saltmarshes, and sea-grass beds along Atlantic and Pacific coastlines. One of the most strictly coastal wintering geese.

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Song & Call Comparison

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

鸣唱

Female produces a loud, descending quacking series; male gives a low, nasal grunt. Vocalizations closely resemble the Indian Spot-billed Duck; pairs call antiphonally on East Asian wetlands.

Brent Goose

鸣唱

A low, guttural 'rronk' or 'ronk-ronk' from flocks. Soft nasal calls in feeding groups. A subtle, understated call for a goose — less loud than most Anser geese.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Found in wetlands across Southeast Asia, from India to China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Largely resident; local seasonal movements.

Brent Goose

Breeds across boreal and subarctic Canada and Alaska; winters in the southern United States, Mexico, and Central America.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Least Concern

Brent Goose

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How to Tell Them Apart

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

羽毛

Brown body with pale buff face and throat; dark crown and eye stripe. Yellow-tipped black bill lacking the red spot of Indian Spot-billed Duck. Iridescent green speculum with white border. …

Brent Goose

羽毛

Small; mostly black head, neck, and breast. Small white neck-patch on adults. Back dark brownish-gray; belly pale gray to white depending on subspecies. White undertail coverts. Sexes similar.

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About These Birds

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

A large brown dabbling duck with a yellow-tipped black bill, without the red spot of its Indian relative, and a green speculum. Found across northeastern Asia. Partially migratory; breeds in northern China, Korea, and Siberia; winters farther south and east.

Brent Goose

黑雁是小型海雁,繁殖于北极苔原,越冬于温带沿海地区。全身黑色,颈部有白色斑纹,腹部浅色或深色(因亚种而异)。以海草(大叶藻)和潮间带植物为食,高度依赖沿海湿地。在欧洲和北美分布有多个亚种,其中部分亚种数量因大叶藻减少而受到威胁。

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