Demoiselle Crane vs Hoopoe

Anthropoides virgo 比較対象 Upupa epops

Side-by-Side Comparison

属性 Demoiselle Crane Hoopoe
学名 Anthropoides virgo Upupa epops
Gruiformes Bucerotiformes
Gruidae Upupidae
保全状況 Least Concern Least Concern
体長 90.0 cm (35.4 in) 28.0 cm (11.0 in)
翼開長 175.0 cm (68.9 in) 46.0 cm (18.1 in)
体重 2500.0 g (88.18 oz) 62.0 g (2.19 oz)
食性 Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields. Insects and larvae probed from the ground, especially beetle grubs, crickets, and caterpillars. Occasionally takes …
一腹卵数 2 2-12
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm
Hoopoe 28.0 cm
翼開長
Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm
Hoopoe 46.0 cm
体重
Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g
Hoopoe 62.0 g

Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

Demoiselle Crane only

Hoopoe only

Demoiselle Crane

Dry grasslands, savannas, and semi-desert. Nests on the ground in open country, often near water. Winters in agricultural fields.

Hoopoe

Open woodland, orchards, vineyards, parkland, and grassland with bare or sparsely vegetated ground for foraging.

Song & Call Comparison

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.

Hoopoe

さえずり

The eponymous call: a soft, far-carrying 'oop-oop-oop', repeated in triplets or quadruplets. Given from a hidden perch; mellow and flute-like. Contact call is a thin 'cherrr'.

Geographic Range & Migration

Demoiselle Crane

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

Hoopoe

Europe, Asia, and Africa. Northern populations are migratory. A widespread species across the Old World.

保全状況

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

Least Concern

Hoopoe

How to Tell Them Apart

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

Hoopoe

羽毛

Pinkish-brown body with dramatically barred black and white wings and tail. Long, erectile, fan-shaped crest tipped with black. Undulating butterfly-like flight.

くちばし

Long, thin, slightly decurved bill for probing soil

About These Birds

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.

Hoopoe

ヤツガシラはアフリカ・ユーラシアに広く生息する中型の鳥(体長25〜29 cm)。オレンジ色の羽衣と黒白の翼・尾・先端が黒い扇状の冠羽、長い下向きに曲がったくちばしが特徴。地面をつつきながら昆虫・ムカデ・ミミズを採食。イスラエルの国鳥。

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