Black Crowned Crane vs Jungfernkranich
Balearica pavonina verglichen mit Anthropoides virgo
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Merkmal | Black Crowned Crane | Jungfernkranich |
|---|---|---|
| Wissenschaftlicher Name | Balearica pavonina | Anthropoides virgo |
| Ordnung | Gruiformes | Gruiformes |
| Familie | Gruidae | Gruidae |
| Erhaltungsstatus | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Länge | — | 90,0 cm (35.4 in) |
| Flügelspannweite | 108,7 cm (42.8 in) | 175,0 cm (68.9 in) |
| Gewicht | 3412,5 g (120.37 oz) | 2500,0 g (88.18 oz) |
| Ernährung | -- | Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields. |
| Gelegegröße | 2-3 | 2 |
| Population Trend | — | — |
Size Comparison
Habitat Comparison
Gemeinsame Lebensräume
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Jungfernkranich only
Jungfernkranich
Dry grasslands, savannas, and semi-desert. Nests on the ground in open country, often near water. Winters in agricultural fields.
Song & Call Comparison
Black Crowned Crane
Jungfernkranich
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.
Geographic Range & Migration
Black Crowned Crane
Jungfernkranich
Central Eurasia from the Black Sea to Mongolia and northeastern China. Winters in India and sub-Saharan Africa.
Erhaltungsstatus
Black Crowned Crane
Jungfernkranich
How to Tell Them Apart
Black Crowned Crane
Jungfernkranich
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
About These Birds
Black Crowned Crane
Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) is a tall 100–105 cm crane of the Sahel and West Africa. Grey body with black neck and head, red and white facial wattles, and golden crown. Inhabits wet grasslands, flooded savannas, and lake margins from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Sudan.
Jungfernkranich
Der Jungfernkranich ist die kleinste Kranichart, unternimmt jedoch einen der anstrengendsten Vogelzüge, indem er den Himalaya in Höhen von über 8.000 Metern überquert, um seine Winterquartiere in Indien zu erreichen. Wegen seiner eleganten Erscheinung von Marie-Antoinette benannt, ist er die zweithäufigste Kranichart der Welt.