Stork vs Crane
Stork and Crane are both large birds with long beaks, legs, and necks. However, they are different in their appearance as well as in some other aspects in biology. This article intends to talk about the distinctions between these two beautiful birds. Although, both stork and crane sound singular, they represent more than 35 species of the glorious avian fauna.
Stork
鹳如上所述;长腿和长颈属于秩序:西科尼菌。鹳代表19种以下的六个属,包括黑颈鹳,彩绘鹳,亚洲露天,马拉布鹳……等等。与他们的亲戚(Spoonbills和ibises)不同,鹳喜欢生活在干燥和潮湿的栖息地中。它们通常是候鸟。鹳具有强大,长且宽阔的翅膀,作为长途飞行的改编。马拉布鹳的翼展超过3米。关于鹳的有趣特征是,缺乏Syrinx肌肉(发达的人声腺),这使它们变得静音。但是,他们可以通过抢购强劲的账单来产生声音。食物习惯是食肉的,他们的饮食可能包括青蛙,鱼类,worm,甚至是小型哺乳动物。鹳经常使用飞速和滑行飞行来节省长距离的能量。 Nesting is also interesting, as they build large platform nests (2 metres wide and 3 metres deep) on the trees, or on rock ledges, and they use those for many years. That means storks are homebound birds. A female, after mating with her partner, incubates the eggs with the help of the male.
Cranes
Cranes also have long legs and necks, but belong to the Order: Gruiformes. There are 15 cranes species in four genera. The speciality about cranes is that they can change their diet according to the availability, energy and nutrient requirements, and the climate. That is undoubtedly a wonderful adaptation for their survival in any condition. Not all the cranes migrate long distances. Their foraging adaptability has helped them from risking their lives in migrating long distances. Cranes prefer aquatic habitats mostly, than drier environments. Cranes range in all over the world except Antarctica and there are no records from South America as well. They have a developed vocal communication system, which is rich with a large vocabulary. Cranes are an important group of animals, as the tallest flying bird being a crane. They are seasonal breeders and the partners are pair-bonded. They build up platform nests in shallow water, the female usually lays two eggs in one season, and both parents help each other to nourish and raise their young.
What is the difference between Stork and Crane? Except from their taxonomic divergence, other differences between cranes and storks are as follows. • Diversity of both cranes and storks do not differ much, but there are 19 species of storks, while cranes include 15 species. • Storks are carnivores, but cranes are more adaptive with omnivorous feeding habits. • Storks build up large platform nests on the trees and rock ledges, but cranes build their nests on shallow waters. • Female stork lays three to six eggs in one breeding season, while female crane lays only two eggs in one season. • Storks prefer more dry areas, whereas cranes like to inhabit wet lands. • Storks are mute, but cranes are highly vocal. • Most of the storks are migratory and travel long distances, while cranes could be either migratory or non-migratory. |
Infiyaz倒idsays
Nice and interesting. But your opening word is spelled wrongly as “strok” instead of “stork”.