Grey Crowned Crane vs Siberian Crane

Balearica regulorum verglichen mit Leucogeranus leucogeranus

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Merkmal Grey Crowned Crane Siberian Crane
Wissenschaftlicher Name Balearica regulorum Leucogeranus leucogeranus
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Gruidae Gruidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Critically Endangered
Länge
Flügelspannweite 113,8 cm (44.8 in) 115,8 cm (45.6 in)
Gewicht 3636,25 g (128.27 oz) 6153,333333333333 g (217.05 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1-4 2
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Critically Endangered

Siberian Crane

About These Birds

Grey Crowned Crane

Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) is a tall 100–110 cm crane of eastern and southern African grasslands and wetlands. Grey body, white and red facial wattles, and a distinctive golden bristle crown. Inhabits open grassland, cultivated land, and wetland margins from Kenya south to South Africa. Roosts in trees.

Siberian Crane

Siberian Crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) is a large 140–145 cm, all-white crane with red facial skin and pink bill and legs; black wingtips visible in flight. Wingspan to 230 cm. Critically Endangered; world population only ~4,000 birds. Breeds in Arctic Siberia; winters primarily at Poyang Lake, China.

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