Wandering Whistling-duck vs Comb Duck

Dendrocygna arcuata 对比 Sarkidiornis sylvicola

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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Wandering Whistling-duck Comb Duck
学名 Dendrocygna arcuata Sarkidiornis sylvicola
Anseriformes Anseriformes
Anatidae Anatidae
保护状况 Least Concern Least Concern
体长
翼展 37.2 cm (14.6 in) 60.9 cm (24.0 in)
体重 779.5 g (27.50 oz) 1817.5 g (64.11 oz)
食性 Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … Feeds on seeds, plant material, and invertebrates; dabbles and sifts shallow water; diet varies widely …
产卵数 6-15 --
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

Wandering Whistling-duck only

Comb 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.

Comb Duck

Freshwater lakes, rivers, flooded savannas, and seasonally inundated forest in lowland tropical South America from Panama south to Bolivia, Brazil, and northern Argentina. Nests in tree cavities near permanent water.

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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.

Comb Duck

鸣唱

A soft, nasal 'wuk-wuk' call. Both sexes give similar quiet calls. Generally a less vocal duck than most waterfowl. Gives a rattling wingbeat sound during flight.

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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.

Comb Duck

Breeds in the prairie pothole region of central North America; winters along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Mexico.

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保护状况

Least Concern

Wandering Whistling-duck

Least Concern

Comb Duck

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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.

Comb Duck

羽毛

Males have white head densely spotted black; black back with blue-green iridescence; white underparts with gray flanks. Prominent black fleshy knob on bill. Females smaller, duller, lack knob. South American.

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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。

Comb Duck

新大陆栉雁是南美洲和中美洲特有的大型树栖鸭,雄鸟头顶具特征性黑色肉冠,有时被视为非洲栉雁的亚种或独立物种。体羽黑白相间,体侧浅灰色。栖息于热带森林河流和湖泊,在树洞中营巢,以水生植物、谷物和无脊椎动物为食。

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