Blue Crane vs Wattled Crane

Anthropoides paradiseus مقارنةً بـ Bugeranus carunculatus

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Blue Crane Wattled Crane
الاسم العلمي Anthropoides paradiseus Bugeranus carunculatus
الرتبة Gruiformes Gruiformes
الفصيلة Gruidae Gruidae
حالة الحفاظ Vulnerable Vulnerable
الطول
طول الجناح 111,2 cm (43.8 in) 124,8 cm (49.1 in)
الوزن 4803,833333333333 g (169.45 oz) 7998,5 g (282.14 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع 2 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Blue Crane only

Wattled Crane only

بلا

حالة الحفاظ

Vulnerable

Blue Crane

Vulnerable

Wattled Crane

About These Birds

Blue Crane

Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) is South Africa's national bird, standing 100–120 cm. Pale blue-grey overall; elongated inner wing feathers trail to the ground; pale head. Inhabits open dry grasslands and Karoo, not primarily wetlands.

Wattled Crane

Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) is Africa's largest crane at 120–175 cm. Grey above, white neck; distinctive long feathered white wattles below the chin. Inhabits large shallow Afrotropical wetlands, flooded grasslands, and Okavango-type systems. Vulnerable; fewer than 8,000 birds survive.

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