Species profile
Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis
Quick answer
Siberia, Hokkaido and Mongolia; winters e China and Korea
- Scientific name
- Grus japonensis
- Family
- Gruidae
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Genus
- Grus
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Red-crowned Crane in your journal
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