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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Demoiselle Crane	Common Crane
学名	Anthropoides virgo	Grus grus
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Gruidae	Gruidae
保护状况	Least Concern	Least Concern
体长	90.0 cm (35.4 in)	—
翼展	175.0 cm (68.9 in)	108.1 cm (42.6 in)
体重	2500.0 g (88.18 oz)	5420.0 g (191.19 oz)
食性	Seeds, grasses, insects, snails, worms, and small vertebrates. Forages in grasslands and agricultural fields.	--
产卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

Demoiselle Crane 90.0 cm

Common Crane —

翼展

Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm

Common Crane 108.1 cm

体重

Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g

Common Crane 5420.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

Demoiselle Crane only

🏜️ Desert

Common Crane only

无

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

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.

Common Crane

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Geographic Range & Migration

Demoiselle Crane

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

Common Crane

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保护状况

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

Least Concern

Common Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

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

Common Crane

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About These Birds

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.

Common Crane

灰鹤（约5公斤）是欧洲和亚洲最具代表性的大型鸟类之一，具有灰色羽毛、红色冠和黑白色头部图案。繁殖于北欧至西伯利亚，迁徙至南欧和非洲北部越冬。在冬季田野中大群觅食。无危；因保护措施得力，种群数量稳步回升。

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