Blue Crane vs Whooping Crane

Anthropoides paradiseus so với Grus americana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Blue Crane Whooping Crane
Tên Khoa Học Anthropoides paradiseus Grus americana
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Gruidae Gruidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 111,2 cm (43.8 in) 121,2 cm (47.7 in)
Khối Lượng 4803,833333333333 g (169.45 oz) 6789,4 g (239.49 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Blue Crane only

Whooping Crane only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Blue Crane

Endangered

Whooping Crane

About These Birds

Blue Crane

Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) is South Africa's national bird, standing 100–120 cm. Pale blue-grey overall; elongated inner wing feathers trail to the ground; pale head. Inhabits open dry grasslands and Karoo, not primarily wetlands.

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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