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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Grey Crowned Crane	Red-crowned Crane
学名	Balearica regulorum	Grus japonensis
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Gruidae	Gruidae
保全状況	Endangered	Endangered
体長	—	150.0 cm (59.1 in)
翼開長	113.8 cm (44.8 in)	250.0 cm (98.4 in)
体重	3636.25 g (128.27 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	1-4	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Grey Crowned Crane —

Red-crowned Crane 150.0 cm

翼開長

Grey Crowned Crane 113.8 cm

Red-crowned Crane 250.0 cm

体重

Grey Crowned Crane 3636.25 g

Red-crowned Crane 8900.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland

Grey 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

Grey 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

Grey 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

Endangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Endangered

Red-crowned Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey 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

Grey Crowned Crane

ホオジロカンムリヅルは体長100〜110cmの大型ヅルで、東アフリカと南アフリカの草地と湿地に生息する。灰色の体・白と赤の肉垂・特徴的な金色の剛毛冠羽が特徴。ケニアから南アフリカにかけての開けた草地・農耕地・湿地縁辺に生息する。木の上で休眠する。

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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