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Side-by-Side Comparison

属性	White-naped Crane	Red-crowned Crane
学名	Grus vipio	Grus japonensis
目	Gruiformes	Gruiformes
科	Gruidae	Gruidae
保护状况	Vulnerable	Endangered
体长	—	150.0 cm (59.1 in)
翼展	—	250.0 cm (98.4 in)
体重	5581.5 g (196.88 oz)	8900.0 g (313.94 oz)
食性	--	Omnivorous — fish, amphibians, insects, grasses, and waste grain. Forages in wetlands and agricultural fields.
产卵数	2	2
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

White-naped Crane —

Red-crowned Crane 150.0 cm

翼展

White-naped Crane —

Red-crowned Crane 250.0 cm

体重

White-naped Crane 5581.5 g

Red-crowned Crane 8900.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

共同栖息地

🌿 Wetland

White-naped Crane only

无

Red-crowned Crane only

无

Red-crowned Crane

Freshwater marshes, bogs, and wet grasslands for breeding. Winters in coastal mudflats, estuaries, and rice paddies.

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Song & Call Comparison

White-naped Crane

Red-crowned Crane

鸣唱

Spectacular unison 'bugling' call: a clear, resonant, far-carrying trumpet 'kru-ru-ru' given by paired birds simultaneously. Among the most majestic bird calls in Asia.

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Geographic Range & Migration

White-naped Crane

Red-crowned Crane

Eastern Asia — breeds in northeastern China, southeastern Russia, and Hokkaido, Japan. Winters in Korea and eastern China.

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保护状况

Vulnerable

White-naped Crane

Endangered

Red-crowned Crane

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How to Tell Them Apart

White-naped Crane

Red-crowned Crane

羽毛

White body plumage with black secondary flight feathers and throat. Bare red crown patch. Black face and neck. One of the most elegant crane species.

喙

Long, straight, olive-green bill

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About These Birds

White-naped Crane

白枕鹤体型较大，翼展约200厘米。颈侧和枕部具宽阔的白色羽毛，面部裸露呈鲜红色，体羽蓝灰色。繁殖于中国东北和俄罗斯远东的湿地，在朝鲜半岛和中国南方越冬。因栖息地减少被列为易危物种，繁殖期具明显的领域性。

Red-crowned Crane

The red-crowned crane is one of the rarest crane species and a potent symbol of longevity and fidelity in East Asian culture. Their elaborate unison call and dancing displays have inspired art and folklore for millennia. The resident population on Hokkaido, Japan, recovered from about 33 birds in 1952 to over 1,800 today.

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