Wandering Whistling-duck vs Hartlaub's Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata 对比 Pteronetta hartlaubii

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Hartlaub's Duck
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Pteronetta hartlaubii
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 53.4 cm (21.0 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 910.0 g (32.10 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Eats seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in ponds and marshes; diet more invertebrate-heavy …
产卵数 6-15 7-11
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Hartlaub's 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.

Hartlaub's Duck

Tropical rainforest streams, forest pools, and shaded swamps from Guinea and Sierra Leone east through the Congo Basin to Uganda and western Kenya. Requires undisturbed riverine forest with shaded water.

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

鸣唱

A low, nasal 'quack' and soft 'kek-kek'. Generally quieter than other perching ducks. Calls from dense Central and West African rainforest where it is rarely observed.

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.

Hartlaub's Duck

Breeds in wetlands across Eurasia; winters from Africa and the Middle East to South and Southeast Asia.

保护状况

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Hartlaub's 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.

Hartlaub's Duck

羽毛

Dark chocolate-brown body; white patches at side of head distinctive. Males have dark blue frontal shield extending from bill. Wings show pale blue-gray inner forewing. Legs gray. West African forest …

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。

Hartlaub's Duck

哈氏鸭是中西非特有的林栖鸭,分布于喀麦隆、加蓬、刚果等热带雨林地区。外形独特,介于树鸭和真正的鸭之间,被置于单型属中。雄鸟头颈蓝黑色,体羽棕褐色;雌鸟相似但较暗淡。栖息于热带雨林的河流和溪流,习性较隐秘,相关生态学研究较少。

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