Wandering Whistling-duck vs Cinnamon Teal
Dendrocygna arcuata 对比 Spatula cyanoptera
Side-by-Side Comparison
| 属性 | Wandering Whistling-duck | Cinnamon Teal |
|---|---|---|
| 学名 | Dendrocygna arcuata | Spatula cyanoptera |
| 目 | Anseriformes | Anseriformes |
| 科 | Anatidae | Anatidae |
| 保护状况 | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| 体长 | — | — |
| 翼展 | 37.2 cm (14.6 in) | 37.5 cm (14.8 in) |
| 体重 | 779.5 g (27.50 oz) | 406.25 g (14.33 oz) |
| 食性 | Eats grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants in tundra; winter diet of coastal salt marsh grasses … | Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in wetland shallows; broadly omnivorous diet varies with … |
| 产卵数 | 6-15 | 4-16 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Habitat Comparison
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.
Cinnamon Teal
Freshwater and brackish marshes, ponds, and shallow lakes with emergent vegetation in western North America and wintering in Central and South America. Uses seasonal wetlands and agricultural ponds.
Song & Call Comparison
Wandering Whistling-duck
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.
Cinnamon Teal
Male produces a high, whistled peep; female gives a soft quacking rattle. The male's bright whistle punctuates North American and South American wetland dawns during migration.
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.
Cinnamon Teal
Breeds in Arctic Canada and Alaska; winters on sea ice and coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific.
保护状况
Wandering Whistling-duck
Cinnamon Teal
How to Tell Them Apart
Wandering Whistling-duck
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.
Cinnamon Teal
Males striking; deep cinnamon-red head and body with dark brown back. Red eye. Pale blue forewing and green speculum. Females mottled brown with pale blue forewing. Bill spatulate. Dimorphic western …
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。
Cinnamon Teal
北美肉桂色鸭以雄鸟整体肉桂棕红色羽色为特征，翼肩蓝色斑块在飞行时醒目。主要分布于北美西部，越冬于中美洲和南美洲北部。另有南美亚种。栖息于草原湿地和沼泽，以水生植物、无脊椎动物和种子为食。是北美羽色最浓烈的鸭类之一。