Demoiselle Crane vs Japanese White-eye
Anthropoides virgo مقارنةً بـ Zosterops japonicus
Side-by-Side Comparison
| السمة | Demoiselle Crane | Japanese White-eye |
|---|---|---|
| الاسم العلمي | Anthropoides virgo | Zosterops japonicus |
| الرتبة | Gruiformes | Passeriformes |
| الفصيلة | Gruidae | Zosteropidae |
| حالة الحفاظ | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| الطول | 90,0 cm (35.4 in) | 11,5 cm (4.5 in) |
| طول الجناح | 175,0 cm (68.9 in) | 17,0 cm (6.7 in) |
| الوزن | 2500,0 g (88.18 oz) | 11,0 g (0.39 oz) |
| النظام الغذائي | Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields. | Insects, nectar, and fruit. Active gleaner that flits through foliage and visits flowers. Important pollinator … |
| عدد البيض في الوضع | 2 | 2-6 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
الموائل المشتركة
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Demoiselle Crane only
Japanese White-eye only
Demoiselle Crane
Dry grasslands, savannas, and semi-desert. Nests on the ground in open country, often near water. Winters in agricultural fields.
Japanese White-eye
Broadleaf evergreen forests, gardens, parks, and suburban areas. Highly adaptable and common in East Asian gardens.
Song & Call Comparison
Demoiselle Crane
A high-pitched, bugling 'karr-r-r' in flight. Also gives softer clucking and purring contact calls. Migrating flocks produce a continuous musical babbling audible from great distance.
Japanese White-eye
Sweet, high-pitched 'tsee-tsee-tsee' whistle and soft melodic warbling. Flocks produce a continuous tinkling chorus. Alarm is a sharper 'tset'. Song is gentle and rhythmic.
Geographic Range & Migration
Demoiselle Crane
Central Eurasia from the Black Sea to Mongolia and northeastern China. Winters in India and sub-Saharan Africa.
Japanese White-eye
East Asia including Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and the Philippines. Introduced to Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
حالة الحفاظ
Demoiselle Crane
Japanese White-eye
How to Tell Them Apart
Demoiselle Crane
Pale blue-grey body with a black head, neck, and breast plumes. White ear tufts extend behind the red eyes. Long black tertials drape over the tail.
Short, yellowish-olive bill, shorter than other cranes
Japanese White-eye
Olive-green upperparts with a bright white eye-ring. Yellow throat and undertail coverts. Greyish-white belly.
Thin, pointed, slightly decurved dark bill
About These Birds
Demoiselle Crane
The demoiselle crane is the smallest crane species but undertakes one of the most grueling migrations, crossing the Himalayas at altitudes over 8,000 meters to reach wintering grounds in India. Named for its elegant appearance by Marie Antoinette, it is the second most abundant crane species in the world.
Japanese White-eye
The Japanese white-eye is a familiar garden bird across East Asia, beloved in Japan where it is called mejiro. These sociable birds form flocks outside the breeding season and are important pollinators of plum and cherry blossoms. Unfortunately, introduced populations in Hawaii have become invasive, competing with native honeycreepers.