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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Wattled Crane	Demoiselle Crane
学名	Bugeranus carunculatus	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	124.8 cm (49.1 in)	175.0 cm (68.9 in)
体重	7998.5 g (282.14 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	1-2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Wattled Crane —

Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm

翼開長

Wattled Crane 124.8 cm

Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm

体重

Wattled Crane 7998.5 g

Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland

Wattled Crane only

None

Demoiselle Crane only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ 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

Wattled 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

Wattled 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

Wattled Crane

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wattled 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

Wattled Crane

ニクイボヅルはアフリカ最大のツルで体長120〜175cm。上面は灰色、白い頸；顎下に特徴的な長い羽毛を持つ白い肉垂。大型で浅いアフロ熱帯の湿地・氾濫草地・オカバンゴ型の生態系に生息する。危急；生存個体数は8,000羽以下。

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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