Wattled Crane vs Whooping Crane

Bugeranus carunculatus ile kıyaslandığında Grus americana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Özellik Wattled Crane Whooping Crane
Bilimsel Ad Bugeranus carunculatus Grus americana
Takım Gruiformes Gruiformes
Familya Gruidae Gruidae
Koruma Durumu Vulnerable Endangered
Uzunluk
Kanat Açıklığı 124,8 cm (49.1 in) 121,2 cm (47.7 in)
Ağırlık 7998,5 g (282.14 oz) 6789,4 g (239.49 oz)
Beslenme -- --
Kuluçka Büyüklüğü 1-2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Ortak Yaşam Alanları

Wattled Crane only

Hiçbiri

Whooping Crane only

Koruma Durumu

Vulnerable

Wattled Crane

Endangered

Whooping Crane

About These Birds

Wattled Crane

Wattled Crane (Bugeranus carunculatus) is Africa's largest crane at 120–175 cm. Grey above, white neck; distinctive long feathered white wattles below the chin. Inhabits large shallow Afrotropical wetlands, flooded grasslands, and Okavango-type systems. Vulnerable; fewer than 8,000 birds survive.

Whooping Crane

Whooping Crane (Grus americana) is the tallest North American bird at 150 cm, wingspan 220 cm. All-white except black wingtips and bare red crown and face. Critically Endangered; wild population recovered from just 15 birds in 1941 to ~500 today through intensive conservation. Breeds in Wood Buffalo NP, Canada; winters at Aransas NWR, Texas.

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