Black Crowned Crane vs Whooping Crane

Balearica pavonina so với Grus americana

Side-by-Side Comparison

Thuộc Tính Black Crowned Crane Whooping Crane
Tên Khoa Học Balearica pavonina Grus americana
Bộ Gruiformes Gruiformes
Họ Gruidae Gruidae
Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn Vulnerable Endangered
Chiều Dài
Chiều Dài Sải Cánh 108,7 cm (42.8 in) 121,2 cm (47.7 in)
Khối Lượng 3412,5 g (120.37 oz) 6789,4 g (239.49 oz)
Chế Độ Ăn -- --
Số Trứng 2-3 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Môi Trường Sống Chung

Black Crowned Crane only

Whooping Crane only

Tình Trạng Bảo Tồn

Vulnerable

Black Crowned Crane

Endangered

Whooping Crane

About These Birds

Black Crowned Crane

Black Crowned Crane (Balearica pavonina) is a tall 100–105 cm crane of the Sahel and West Africa. Grey body with black neck and head, red and white facial wattles, and golden crown. Inhabits wet grasslands, flooded savannas, and lake margins from Senegal east to Ethiopia and Sudan.

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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