Wandering Whistling-duck vs Harlequin Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata 对比 Histrionicus histrionicus

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Harlequin Duck
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Histrionicus histrionicus
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 38.8 cm (15.3 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 553.0 g (19.51 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Forages in fast-flowing streams for aquatic insect larvae, amphipods, and small fish. Dives and clings …
产卵数 6-15 3-9
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Harlequin Duck only

Wandering Whistling-duck

Tropical freshwater marshes, flooded grasslands, swamps, and lake margins from the Philippines and Indonesia through Papua New Guinea to northern and eastern Australia. Nomadic following wet season flooding.

Song & Call Comparison

Wandering Whistling-duck

鸣唱

A soft whistle 'whi-whi-whi' in flight. Less vocal than other whistling-ducks; flocks tend to be quieter. Given at dawn and dusk during flight to roosting or feeding areas.

Harlequin Duck

鸣唱

Male gives a squeaky, mouse-like squeal; female produces a guttural, grunting call. The male's bizarre, high-pitched squealing call is completely unexpected in such a compact seaduck.

Geographic Range & Migration

Wandering Whistling-duck

Breeds in Arctic and subarctic regions; winters at sea around the Antarctic pack ice, one of the longest migrations known.

Harlequin Duck

Breeds on fast-flowing rivers in Iceland, Greenland, and northern North America. Winters along rocky Pacific and Atlantic coasts south to California.

保护状况

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Harlequin Duck

How to Tell Them Apart

Wandering Whistling-duck

羽毛

Rich chestnut-brown head and neck; dark brown back. Flanks rufous with pale buff streaks and dark spots. Belly blackish. Long, dark pinkish legs. Upright posture typical of whistling-ducks. Sexes similar.

Harlequin Duck

羽毛

Male is slate-blue with bold white crescent before eye, white spots and streaks on head, neck, and scapulars, and rich chestnut flanks. Female is dark sooty-brown with three white facial …

About These Birds

Wandering Whistling-duck

流苏树鸭分布于东南亚至澳大利亚北部的热带地区,包括印度尼西亚、菲律宾和新几内亚。以翼上具浅色流苏状羽毛为特征。体羽褐色,具栗褐色和白色斑纹。栖息于热带淡水湖泊和沼泽,以水生植物和无脊椎动物为食,常在水中觅食,也在树洞中营巢。

Harlequin Duck

丑鸭是北半球湍急山涧和急流中的特有潜水鸭。雄鸟羽色华丽,体具白色斑点和条纹,红褐色侧腹。繁殖于北美和亚洲北部的山地河流,在沿海越冬。善于在急流中游泳和潜水捕食水生无脊椎动物。

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