Demoiselle Crane vs Resplendent Quetzal

Anthropoides virgo 비교 대상 Pharomachrus mocinno

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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성 Demoiselle Crane Resplendent Quetzal
학명 Anthropoides virgo Pharomachrus mocinno
Gruiformes Trogoniformes
Gruidae Trogonidae
보전 상태 Least Concern Near Threatened
체장 90.0 cm (35.4 in) 36.0 cm (14.2 in)
날개 폭 175.0 cm (68.9 in) 50.0 cm (19.7 in)
체중 2500.0 g (88.18 oz) 210.0 g (7.41 oz)
식성 Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields. Primarily wild avocados and other laurel family fruits, supplemented with insects, lizards, and frogs. A …
산란 수 2 1-2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm
Resplendent Quetzal 36.0 cm
날개 폭
Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm
Resplendent Quetzal 50.0 cm
체중
Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g
Resplendent Quetzal 210.0 g
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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

Demoiselle Crane only

Resplendent Quetzal only

Demoiselle Crane

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

Resplendent Quetzal

Montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,200 and 3,000 meters. Requires old-growth forest with dead trees for nesting cavities.

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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.

Resplendent Quetzal

노래

Melodious, repetitive cooing: a series of 'kowee-kowee-kowee' or 'woh-woh-woh-woh' phrases. Male sings from high exposed perches in cloud forest canopy. Evocative highland call.

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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.

Resplendent Quetzal

Southern Mexico through Central America to western Panama. Resident in mountain cloud forests.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

Near Threatened

Resplendent Quetzal

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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

Resplendent Quetzal

깃털

Males have iridescent emerald-green upperparts, a crimson-red breast, and extraordinarily long green tail coverts streaming up to 65 cm beyond the tail. Females are duller with grey breasts.

부리

Short, broad, bright yellow bill partially hidden by green feathers

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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.

Resplendent Quetzal

The resplendent quetzal was considered divine by the Maya and Aztec civilizations, associated with the feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl. Its iridescent green plumage and long tail streamers make it one of the most beautiful birds in the world. Guatemala's currency is named after this bird.

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