Keel-billed Toucan vs Red-crowned Crane

Ramphastos sulfuratus comparado com Grus japonensis

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Keel-billed Toucan Red-crowned Crane
Nome científico Ramphastos sulfuratus Grus japonensis
Ordem Piciformes Gruiformes
Família Ramphastidae Gruidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Endangered
Comprimento 50,0 cm (19.7 in) 150,0 cm (59.1 in)
Envergadura 56,0 cm (22.0 in) 250,0 cm (98.4 in)
Peso 400,0 g (14.11 oz) 8900,0 g (313.94 oz)
Dieta Primarily fruit, supplemented with insects, lizards, eggs, and nestlings. Uses its long bill to reach … Omnivorous — fish, amphibians, insects, grasses, and waste grain. Forages in wetlands and agricultural fields.
Tamanho da postura 1-4 2
Population Trend
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Size Comparison

Body Length
Keel-billed Toucan 50,0 cm
Red-crowned Crane 150,0 cm
Envergadura
Keel-billed Toucan 56,0 cm
Red-crowned Crane 250,0 cm
Peso
Keel-billed Toucan 400,0 g
Red-crowned Crane 8900,0 g
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Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Nenhum

Keel-billed Toucan only

Red-crowned Crane only

Keel-billed Toucan

Tropical and subtropical lowland rainforests and forest edges from sea level to about 1,900 meters.

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

Keel-billed Toucan

Canto

Produces a repeated frog-like croaking 'prrrek-prrrek' or 'terrio-terrio'. Not melodic; the call resembles a mechanical rattle or frog. Also gives bill-clattering.

Red-crowned Crane

Canto

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

Keel-billed Toucan

Southern Mexico through Central America to northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela.

Red-crowned Crane

Eastern Asia — breeds in northeastern China, southeastern Russia, and Hokkaido, Japan. Winters in Korea and eastern China.

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Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Keel-billed Toucan

Endangered

Red-crowned Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Keel-billed Toucan

Plumagem

Black body with a bright yellow throat and chest. Red undertail coverts. The enormous bill is green with orange sides, a blue patch, and a red tip.

Bico

Enormous, lightweight, multicolored bill up to 15 cm long — green, orange, blue, and red

Red-crowned Crane

Plumagem

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.

Bico

Long, straight, olive-green bill

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About These Birds

Keel-billed Toucan

O tucano-de-bico-quilhado é o tucano nacional de Belize, com bico multicolorido espetacular em verde, vermelho e amarelo, habitando florestas tropicais da América Central.

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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