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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Black Crowned Crane	Demoiselle Crane
学名	Balearica pavonina	Anthropoides virgo
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Gruidae	Gruidae
保全状況	Vulnerable	Least Concern
体長	—	90.0 cm (35.4 in)
翼開長	108.7 cm (42.8 in)	175.0 cm (68.9 in)
体重	3412.5 g (120.37 oz)	2500.0 g (88.18 oz)
食性	--	Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields.
一腹卵数	2-3	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Black Crowned Crane —

Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm

翼開長

Black Crowned Crane 108.7 cm

Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm

体重

Black Crowned Crane 3412.5 g

Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Black Crowned Crane only

None

Demoiselle Crane only

🏜️ Desert

Demoiselle Crane

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

Black Crowned Crane

Demoiselle Crane

さえずり

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black Crowned Crane

Demoiselle Crane

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

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Black Crowned Crane

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Crowned Crane

Demoiselle Crane

羽毛

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.

くちばし

Short, yellowish-olive bill, shorter than other cranes

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About These Birds

Black Crowned Crane

クロカンムリヅルは体長100〜105cmの大型ヅルで、サヘルと西アフリカに生息する。灰色の体・黒い頸と頭部・赤白の肉垂・黄金色の冠羽が特徴。セネガルからエチオピア・スーダンにかけての湿潤草地・氾濫サバンナ・湖岸に生息する。

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.

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