Hooded crane

The Hooded Crane breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia. Breeding is also suspected in Mongolia. Over 80% of its population winters at Izumi, southern Japan. There are also wintering grounds in South Korea and China.

The Hooded crane is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

A Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) was discovered near Carey Lake WMA, Idaho, on 25 April by Jean Seymour and Poo Wright-Pulliam. There are no wild records of this species in the ABA Area. On its breeding areas in southeast Russia and northern China, Hooded Cranes occupy isolated bogs and high elevation forest wetlands, making it more secure than other rare endemic eastern Asian cranes. They winter primarily in Japan, with some in South Korea, and central and eastern China. More

The Hooded Crane, Grus monacha is a small, dark crane. 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 lbs) and a wingspan of 1.87 m (6.2 ft). The Hooded Crane breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia. Breeding is also suspected in Mongolia. More

Hooded Crane or Grus Monacha is seen in the Gun-Galuut Nature Reserve's Lake Ayaga, Lake Ikh-Gun and the Ayagiin Burd Wetland. 2003 and 2005 Hooded Cranes are seen in the NR. Further researches on their breeding etc haven't been made by now. The Gun-Galuut Association made protection fences around the Lake Ayaga and its wetland as the core areas of the NR to protect the Lake from domestic animals and human beings. More

Maturing at three to four years, hooded cranes move to the breeding grounds in pairs or small flocks between April and May (8). Here, they perform a courtship display, throwing back the head and lifting the beak vertically. Males initiate the display, holding their wings above their backs. Males and females call in unison for some time, with males calling just once for every two female calls. Many crane species engage in the display simultaneously, during which new pairs are formed and old bonds strengthened. More

The hooded crane is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1) and is listed on Appendix I of CITES (4). It is also listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (5). Description - Bulky-looking compared to other, more elegant cranes, the hooded crane has a slate grey body with a white head and upper neck (2). More

The Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) is a small, dark crane. Description: It has a darkish-grey body. The top of the neck and head is white, except for a patch of bare red skin above the eye. Distribution / Range: The Hooded Crane breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia. Breeding is also suspected in Mongolia. Over 80% of its population winters at Izumi, southern Japan. More

Hooded Crane inhabits in estuary, lake and cienaga, feeding on fish, crustacean, myriapod, mollusks and insects, as well as wheat, sedge, etc. Usually it begins to breed in April. The nests are built in cienaga. It spawns two eggs per brood, and the incubation period lasts about 30 days. After 80 days young cranes will acquire flying ability. Hooded Crane breeds in Inner Mongolia and Ussuri valley, and hibernates in lower reaches of the Yangtze River. More

Hooded Cranes nest in isolated, widely scattered bogs, preferring mossy areas with thin tree cover. They build nests out of damp moss, peat, twigs, and leaves. They lay their eggs in late April and early May, usually laying 2 eggs per clutch. Incubation takes 27-30 days, and the chicks fledge when they are about 75 days old. They can live up to 30 years in captivity. More

Xinqing Nature Reserve of Hooded Crane(N48°19′E129 °58′)is located in Xinqing District, Yichun City, Heilongjiang Province, at the north slope of Lesser Xing'an Mountain; total area: 63,000km2 The Story of Hooded Crane - Conserving the secretive Hooded Crane – research and conservation of breeding areas in the Xing’an Mountains, China The great rivers of North East Asia – the Ussuri, Lena, and Amur – are More

The Hooded Crane is evaluated as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix I and II of CITES. A society, Grus monacha International Aid (??????), has been formed to find ways to protect the species. This Gruiformes-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. More

a wild hooded crane in North America. But it’s raising questions about whether the bird is an escapee from a zoo or some exotic aviary. Here the hooded crane, left, is shown with a sandhill crane. CAREY — A foreign stranger is creating a ruckus in the fields east of Carey. A hooded crane — a bird species native to southeast Russian and northern China — has taken its place among the more common sandhill crane. More

Hooded crane—a native of Siberia—spotted in open fields near Carey - By JASON KAUFFMAN Express Staff Writer A dark-gray-and-white hooded crane, left, walks through open fields east of Carey alongside a sandhill crane earlier this week. Hooded cranes are native to Siberia. More

The total population of Hooded Cranes is estimated at 9,400-9,600. The breeding grounds of the species are in southeastern Russia and northern China, while non-breeding flocks occur in the Russia-Mongolia-China border region. There are no subspecies. The species is divided into several wintering subpopulations. More than 80% of the world More

More than 80% of Hooded Cranes spend the winter at the Izumi Feeding Station on the Japanese island of Kyushu. Small numbers are found at Yashiro in southern Japan, in South Korea, and at several sites along the middle Yangtze River in China. Map Range, Migration and Nesting Map Habitat & Ecology: Hooded Cranes nest and feed in isolated sphagnum bogs scattered through the taiga in southeastern Russia, and in China, in forested wetlands in mountain valleys. More

The Hooded Crane breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia. Breeding is also suspected in Mongolia. Over 80% of its population winters at Izumi, southern Japan. There are also wintering grounds in South Korea and China. The Hooded Crane, Grus monacha is a small, dark crane. 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. More

documentation of a hooded crane nest in the wild did not occur until 1974! * Birds that are monogamous for life are often very similar in plumage. Cranes are an excellent example of this fact! << back to BIRDS Animal Fact Sheets = Hooded Crane (Grus monachus) Classification and Range The hooded crane belongs to the order Gruiformes. More