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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	Demoiselle Crane	Brolga
学名	Anthropoides virgo	Grus rubicunda
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)	—
体重	2500.0 g (88.18 oz)	6093.25 g (214.93 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

Brolga —

翼展

Demoiselle Crane 175.0 cm

Brolga —

体重

Demoiselle Crane 2500.0 g

Brolga 6093.25 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland

Demoiselle Crane only

🌾 Grassland 🏜️ Desert

Brolga only

🏖️ Coastal

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.

Brolga

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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.

Brolga

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保护状况

Least Concern

Demoiselle Crane

Least Concern

Brolga

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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

Brolga

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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.

Brolga

澳洲鹤是澳大利亚最高的鸟类，站立可达1.8米。羽色以灰色为主，头部裸露呈鲜红色，翅尖深色。广泛分布于澳大利亚北部至昆士兰的开阔草原和湿地。杂食性，取食植物、昆虫、小型脊椎动物。以响亮的鸣叫声和优雅的舞蹈求偶著称。

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