Wandering Whistling-duck vs Salvadori's Teal

Dendrocygna arcuata 对比 Salvadorina waigiuensis

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Salvadori's Teal
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Salvadorina waigiuensis
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 37.2 cm (14.6 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 345.6666666666667 g (12.19 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … --
产卵数 6-15 3-4
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Salvadori's Teal 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.

Salvadori's Teal

Fast-flowing clear mountain streams and rivers at 1,000–3,900 m on New Guinea. Requires clean turbulent water with abundant aquatic invertebrates. Avoids lowland and polluted rivers.

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.

Salvadori's Teal

鸣唱

A soft, piping whistle from New Guinea mountain streams. Relatively poorly known; call is a gentle, reedy note. Behavior and vocalizations remain incompletely documented.

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.

Salvadori's Teal

保护状况

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Salvadori's Teal

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.

Salvadori's Teal

羽毛

Dark brown plumage with fine pale spotting and barring throughout. Head dark brown; underparts barred brown and buff. Yellow bill with dark tip. Legs and feet yellow. Unique highland New …

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。

Salvadori's Teal

A small brown torrent-adapted duck with a yellow bill, spotted body, and barred flanks. Endemic to New Guinea's mountain rivers. Often compared to New Zealand's Blue Duck in ecological niche. Inhabits fast-flowing alpine streams. Poorly studied; listed as Vulnerable.

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