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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	Demoiselle Crane	Sandhill Crane
학명	Anthropoides virgo	Grus canadensis
목	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
과	Gruidae	Gruidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	—
날개 폭	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	—
체중	2500.0 g (88.18 oz)	3855.0 g (135.98 oz)
식성	Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields.	--
산란 수	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm

Sandhill Crane —

날개 폭

Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm

Sandhill Crane —

체중

Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g

Sandhill Crane 3855.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌿 Wetland

Demoiselle Crane only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Sandhill Crane only

없음

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

Demoiselle Crane

노래

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.

Sandhill Crane

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Geographic Range & Migration

Demoiselle Crane

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

Sandhill Crane

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

Least Concern

Sandhill Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Demoiselle Crane

깃털

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.

부리

Short, yellowish-olive bill, shorter than other cranes

Sandhill Crane

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About These Birds

Demoiselle Crane

쇠두루미는 가장 작은 두루미 종이지만 가장 혹독한 이동을 하며, 해발 8,000m 이상의 히말라야를 넘어 인도의 월동지로 향한다. 우아한 외모로 마리 앙투아네트에게 명명되었으며 세계에서 두 번째로 풍부한 두루미 종이다.

Sandhill Crane

Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) is a large 80–120 cm grey North American crane with a bare red crown and bushy tail plumes. Wingspan to 185 cm. Breeds across Arctic Canada, Alaska, and northern USA; migrates in vast flocks along central flyways; winters in the southern USA and Mexico.

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