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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Black Crowned Crane	Red-crowned Crane
学名	Balearica pavonina	Grus japonensis
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Gruidae	Gruidae
保全状況	Vulnerable	Endangered
体長	—	150.0 cm (59.1 in)
翼開長	108.7 cm (42.8 in)	250.0 cm (98.4 in)
体重	3412.5 g (120.37 oz)	8900.0 g (313.94 oz)
食性	--	Omnivorous — fish, amphibians, insects, grasses, and waste grain. Forages in wetlands and agricultural fields.
一腹卵数	2-3	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Black Crowned Crane —

Red-crowned Crane 150.0 cm

翼開長

Black Crowned Crane 108.7 cm

Red-crowned Crane 250.0 cm

体重

Black Crowned Crane 3412.5 g

Red-crowned Crane 8900.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland

Black Crowned Crane only

🌾 Grassland

Red-crowned Crane only

None

Red-crowned Crane

Freshwater marshes, bogs, and wet grasslands for breeding. Winters in coastal mudflats, estuaries, and rice paddies.

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Song & Call Comparison

Black Crowned Crane

Red-crowned Crane

さえずり

Spectacular unison 'bugling' call: a clear, resonant, far-carrying trumpet 'kru-ru-ru' given by paired birds simultaneously. Among the most majestic bird calls in Asia.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Black Crowned Crane

Red-crowned Crane

Eastern Asia — breeds in northeastern China, southeastern Russia, and Hokkaido, Japan. Winters in Korea and eastern China.

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保全状況

Vulnerable

Black Crowned Crane

Endangered

Red-crowned Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Black Crowned Crane

Red-crowned Crane

羽毛

White body plumage with black secondary flight feathers and throat. Bare red crown patch. Black face and neck. One of the most elegant crane species.

くちばし

Long, straight, olive-green bill

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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。

Red-crowned Crane

The red-crowned crane is one of the rarest crane species and a potent symbol of longevity and fidelity in East Asian culture. Their elaborate unison call and dancing displays have inspired art and folklore for millennia. The resident population on Hokkaido, Japan, recovered from about 33 birds in 1952 to over 1,800 today.

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