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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Brolga	Red-crowned Crane
学名	Grus rubicunda	Grus japonensis
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Gruidae	Gruidae
保全状況	Least Concern	Endangered
体長	—	150.0 cm (59.1 in)
翼開長	—	250.0 cm (98.4 in)
体重	6093.25 g (214.93 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	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Brolga —

Red-crowned Crane 150.0 cm

翼開長

Brolga —

Red-crowned Crane 250.0 cm

体重

Brolga 6093.25 g

Red-crowned Crane 8900.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共通生息地

🌿 Wetland

Brolga only

🏖️ Coastal

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

Brolga

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

Brolga

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

Least Concern

Brolga

Endangered

Red-crowned Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Brolga

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

Brolga

ブロルガ（Grus rubicunda）はオーストラリア唯一の在来ヅルで、体長100〜130 cm。灰色の体に頭部の裸出した赤い皮膚、灰色の肉垂。オーストラリア北部・東部の開けた熱帯・亜熱帯草原、氾濫原、湿地に生息。繁殖期には壮観な集団ディスプレイを行う。

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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