Tundra Bean Goose vs Brent Goose

Anser serrirostris 对比 Branta bernicla

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Tundra Bean Goose Brent Goose
学名 Anser serrirostris Branta bernicla
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Not Evaluated Least Concern
体长
翼展 63.9 cm (25.2 in)
体重 2540.0 g (89.60 oz) 1335.0 g (47.09 oz)
食性 -- Primarily herbivorous; grazes aquatic plants, grasses, and sedges; swans upend in shallow water for submerged …
产卵数 3-8 1-10
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Tundra Bean Goose only

Brent Goose only

Tundra Bean Goose

Breeds on Arctic and subarctic tundra in Siberia. Winters on agricultural land, river floodplains, and wetlands in eastern China, Japan, and Korea, with some wintering in western Europe.

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.

Song & Call Comparison

Tundra Bean Goose

鸣唱

A nasal, lower call compared to Taiga Bean Goose. Considered subspecifically or specifically distinct; vocalizations are an active taxonomic tool for separation in mixed flocks.

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.

Geographic Range & Migration

Tundra Bean Goose

Brent Goose

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

保护状况

Not Evaluated

Tundra Bean Goose

Least Concern

Brent Goose

How to Tell Them Apart

Tundra Bean Goose

羽毛

Dark brown head and neck; grayish-brown back with pale feather fringing. Underparts pale gray-brown. Orange-yellow legs. Bill black with orange subterminal band. Recently split from Taiga Bean Goose.

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.

About These Birds

Tundra Bean Goose

短嘴豆雁原为豆雁的一个亚种,近年被提升为独立物种。繁殖于西伯利亚东北部苔原,越冬于日本、朝鲜半岛及中国东部沿海。外形与豆雁相似,但体型略小,嘴更短厚,以苔原植物和越冬地农田为食。

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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