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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Wattled Crane	Red-crowned Crane
学名	Bugeranus carunculatus	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	124.8 cm (49.1 in)	250.0 cm (98.4 in)
体重	7998.5 g (282.14 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	1-2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Wattled Crane —

Red-crowned Crane 150.0 cm

翼開長

Wattled Crane 124.8 cm

Red-crowned Crane 250.0 cm

体重

Wattled Crane 7998.5 g

Red-crowned Crane 8900.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland

Wattled Crane only

None

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

Wattled 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

Wattled 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

Wattled Crane

Endangered

Red-crowned Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Wattled 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

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。

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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