Whooping crane vs Great blue heron
Size and range side by side, using only figures recorded in Wikidata.
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| Whooping crane | Great blue heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Grus americana | Ardea herodias |
| Mass | 7.5 kg (adult) Wikidata | 2.48 kg (male adult) 2.11 kg (female adult) Wikidata |
| Lives in | North America | Europe, North America, South America |
| Status | Endangered | Least concern |
Quick answers
- Which is bigger, the Whooping crane or the Great blue heron?
- The whooping crane is heavier: Wikidata gives 7.5 kg, against 2.11 kg–2.48 kg.
- Where do they live?
- Whooping crane: North America. Great blue heron: Europe, North America, South America (continents with GBIF records).
About them
Whooping crane
The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America, named for its "whooping" calls.
Great blue heron
The great blue heron (Ardea herodias) is a large wading bird in the heron family (Ardeidae), common near shores of open water and wetlands over most of North and Central America, as well as Northwestern South America, the Caribbean, and the Galápagos Islands.
Mass: Wikidata (CC0) statements without qualifiers or qualified male/female/adult (birth weights left out). Descriptions: first sentence of the English Wikipedia articles (CC BY-SA 4.0), linked from each animal page.