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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Grey Crowned Crane	Demoiselle Crane
学名	Balearica regulorum	Anthropoides virgo
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Gruidae	Gruidae
保护状况	Endangered	Least Concern
体长	—	90.0 cm (35.4 in)
翼展	113.8 cm (44.8 in)	175.0 cm (68.9 in)
体重	3636.25 g (128.27 oz)	2500.0 g (88.18 oz)
食性	--	Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields.
产卵数	1-4	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Grey Crowned Crane —

Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm

翼展

Grey Crowned Crane 113.8 cm

Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm

体重

Grey Crowned Crane 3636.25 g

Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Grey Crowned Crane only

无

Demoiselle Crane only

🏜️ Desert

Demoiselle Crane

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

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Song & Call Comparison

Grey Crowned Crane

Demoiselle Crane

鸣唱

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.

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Geographic Range & Migration

Grey Crowned Crane

Demoiselle Crane

Central Eurasia from the Black Sea to Mongolia and northeastern China. Winters in India and sub-Saharan Africa.

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保护状况

Endangered

Grey Crowned Crane

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

Grey Crowned Crane

Demoiselle Crane

羽毛

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.

喙

Short, yellowish-olive bill, shorter than other cranes

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About These Birds

Grey Crowned Crane

灰冕鹤（约3.5公斤）是一种壮观的非洲鹤类，具有独特的金色冠羽和红白相间的面部斑纹。栖息于撒哈拉以南非洲的湿地、草地和农田，常在浅水区觅食。易危；因湿地排水、捕捉用于宠物贸易及农业扩张而面临威胁。

Demoiselle Crane

The demoiselle crane is the smallest crane species but undertakes one of the most grueling migrations, crossing the Himalayas at altitudes over 8,000 meters to reach wintering grounds in India. Named for its elegant appearance by Marie Antoinette, it is the second most abundant crane species in the world.

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