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The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Manchurian crane (traditional Chinese: 丹頂鶴; simplified Chinese: 丹顶鹤; pinyin: dāndǐng hè; Japanese: 丹頂鶴 or タンチョウヅル; rōmaji: tanchōzuru; Korean: 두루미; romaja: durumi; the Chinese character '丹' means 'red', '頂/顶' means 'crown' and '鶴/鹤' means 'crane'), is a large East Asian crane among the ...
Clockwise from top left: blue cranes, sandhill cranes, grey crowned cranes, and red-crowned cranes Cranes are tall wading birds in the family Gruidae. Cranes are found on every continent except for South America and Antarctica and inhabit a variety of open habitats, although most species prefer to live near water. [ 1 ]
Cranes are very large birds, often considered the world's tallest flying birds. They range in size from the demoiselle crane, which measures 90 cm (35 in) in length, to the sarus crane, which can be up to 176 cm (69 in), although the heaviest is the red-crowned crane, which can weigh 12 kg (26 lb) prior to migrating.
Red-crowned cranes, sometimes known as Manchurian cranes, are among the rarest cranes in the world. In 2020, winter counts recorded more than 3,800 red-crowned cranes, including about 1,900 in ...
The Legend and the Hero, a cinematographic portrayal of the Fengshen Yanyi, with the White Crane Boy character from mythology; Red-crowned crane, a large east Asian crane, important in mythology and symbolism; South-pointing chariot, on an ancient technological device portraying associated cranes, tortoises, and xian (Taoist immortals)
Red-crowned crane. Proposed as national bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 (awaiting State Council approval). Grus japonensis: No [29] [30] [31] Colombia: Andean condor: Vultur gryphus: Yes [32] Costa Rica: Clay-colored thrush: Turdus grayi: Yes [33] Croatia: Common nightingale: Luscinia megarhynchos: No [34] Cuba: Cuban trogon ...
Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and terrestrial bird families that did not seem to belong to any other order were classified together as Gruiformes. These include 15 species of large cranes , about 145 species of smaller crakes and rails , as well as a variety of families comprising one to three species , such as ...
A whooping crane foraging on a cattle ranch in Osceola County, Florida. These birds forage while walking in shallow water or in fields, sometimes probing with their bills. They are omnivorous but tend to be more inclined to animal material than most other cranes. Only the red-crowned crane may have a more carnivorous diet among living cranes. [38]