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The '''Red-Crowned Crane''' (''Grus japonensis''), also called the '''Japanese Crane''' or '''Manchurian crane''', is a large [[Crane (bird)|crane]]. It is the second rarest crane in the world after the North American [[whooping crane]].<ref name="nz">{{cite web |url=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/birds/facts/factsheets/fact-redcrowncrane.cfm |title=Red-crowned crane fact sheet |first= |last= |work=nationalzoo.si.edu |year=2013 |accessdate=27 March 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011015617/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/Facts/FactSheets/fact-redcrowncrane.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In East [[Asia]], it is known as a [[symbol]] of luck and fidelity.<ref name="nz"/> At 55 inches high, the crane does not make easy prey, for all that it stands out in its natural habitat of [[marsh]]es and [[swamp]]s. When it matures, the red-crowned crane is snow white with a patch of red skin on its head. Within the [[People's Republic of China (PRC)]] it is the designate '''National bird of the Han [[People's Republic of China]]'''{{refn|name=Gcounts|group=n|''“The Official designated National bird and Awarded Avifaunae emblem of the [[People's Republic of China (PRC)]]” respectively''}}. | The '''Red-Crowned Crane''' or '''Chinese Imperial-Crowned Crane''' (''Grus japonensis''), also called the '''Japanese Crane''' or '''Manchurian crane''', is a large [[Crane (bird)|crane]]. It is the second rarest crane in the world after the North American [[whooping crane]].<ref name="nz">{{cite web |url=http://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/birds/facts/factsheets/fact-redcrowncrane.cfm |title=Red-crowned crane fact sheet |first= |last= |work=nationalzoo.si.edu |year=2013 |accessdate=27 March 2013 |archive-date=11 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011015617/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/Birds/Facts/FactSheets/fact-redcrowncrane.cfm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In East [[Asia]], it is known as a [[symbol]] of luck and fidelity.<ref name="nz"/> At 55 inches high, the crane does not make easy prey, for all that it stands out in its natural habitat of [[marsh]]es and [[swamp]]s. When it matures, the red-crowned crane is snow white with a patch of red skin on its head. Within the [[People's Republic of China (PRC)]] it is the designate '''National bird of the Han [[People's Republic of China]]'''{{refn|name=Gcounts|group=n|''“The Official designated National bird and Awarded Avifaunae emblem of the [[People's Republic of China (PRC)]]” respectively''}}. | ||
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The Red-Crowned Crane or Chinese Imperial-Crowned Crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian crane, is a large crane. It is the second rarest crane in the world after the North American whooping crane.[1] In East Asia, it is known as a symbol of luck and fidelity.[1] At 55 inches high, the crane does not make easy prey, for all that it stands out in its natural habitat of marshes and swamps. When it matures, the red-crowned crane is snow white with a patch of red skin on its head. Within the People's Republic of China (PRC) it is the designate National bird of the Han People's Republic of China[n 1].
Description[edit | edit source]
In the spring and summer, the red-crowned crane lives in Siberia, where their eggs hatch. Normally the crane lays two eggs, but usually only one chick survives.[1] Later, in the autumn, it migrates in flocks to Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and other countries in East Asia to spend the winter. All red-crowned cranes migrate, except for a flock that stays in Hokkaido, year long.[1]
Diet[edit | edit source]
The crane eats small amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, insects, and plants that grow in marshes and swamps.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Red-crowned crane fact sheet". nationalzoo.si.edu. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ “The Official designated National bird and Awarded Avifaunae emblem of the People's Republic of China (PRC)” respectively
