Jungfernkranich vs Black-necked Crane

Anthropoides virgo verglichen mit Grus nigricollis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Jungfernkranich Black-necked Crane
Wissenschaftlicher Name Anthropoides virgo Grus nigricollis
Ordnung Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familie Gruidae Gruidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Near Threatened
Länge 90,0 cm (35.4 in)
Flügelspannweite 175,0 cm (68.9 in) 115,8 cm (45.6 in)
Gewicht 2500,0 g (88.18 oz) 6000,0 g (211.64 oz)
Ernährung Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields. --
Gelegegröße 2 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Jungfernkranich 90,0 cm
Black-necked Crane
Flügelspannweite
Jungfernkranich 175,0 cm
Black-necked Crane 115,8 cm
Gewicht
Jungfernkranich 2500,0 g
Black-necked Crane 6000,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

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Jungfernkranich

Dry grasslands, savannas, and semi-desert. Nests on the ground in open country, often near water. Winters in agricultural fields.

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Song & Call Comparison

Jungfernkranich

Gesang

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.

Black-necked Crane

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Geographic Range & Migration

Jungfernkranich

Central Eurasia from the Black Sea to Mongolia and northeastern China. Winters in India and sub-Saharan Africa.

Black-necked Crane

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Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Jungfernkranich

Near Threatened

Black-necked Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Jungfernkranich

Gefieder

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.

Schnabel

Short, yellowish-olive bill, shorter than other cranes

Black-necked Crane

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About These Birds

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.

Black-necked Crane

Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is a large 115–120 cm crane endemic to the Tibetan Plateau. White body with black neck, head, and wing tips; bare red crown. The only crane breeding on a plateau; nests above 4,000 m. Winters at lower elevations in Bhutan, India, and Yunnan. Vulnerable; population ~10,000 birds.

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