Demoiselle Crane vs Hooded Crane

Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

Huge2.4 kgGrassland

The demoiselle is 85–100 cm (33.5–39.5 in) long, 76 cm (30 in) tall and has a 155–180 cm (61–71 in) wingspan. It weighs 2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb). It is the smallest species of crane. The demoiselle crane is slightly smaller than the common crane but has similar plumage. It has a long white neck stripe and the black on the foreneck extends down over the chest in a plume. It has a loud trumpeting call, higher-pitched than the common crane. Like other cranes it has a dancing display, more balletic than the common crane, with less leaping.

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Recorded by Sonothèque ADVL · Flight call · Saint-Pair-sur-Mer, Manche, Normandie, France · CC0

Photo: Ron Knight from Seaford, East Sussex, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0

Hooded Crane

Grus monacha

Huge3.7 kgWetland

It has a grey body. The top of the neck and head is white, except for a patch of bare red skin above the eye. It is one of the smallest cranes, but is still a fairly large bird, at 1 m (3.3 ft) long, a weight of 3.7 kg (8.2 lb) and a wingspan of 1.87 m (6.1 ft).

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Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Christoph Moning · cc-by

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