Asia Birds · January

Red-crowned Crane

Grus japonensis

Sacred crane of East Asia — elegant white dancer of snowy wetlands.

At a glance

HabitatMarshes, rivers, rice paddies, coastal wetlands
DietFish, amphibians, insects, plants
RangeEast Asia (Japan, China, Russia, Korea)
Coloring posepair dancing in snowy wetland

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Mating / display: No separately labeled courtship recording was found on primary sources for this species — use the general calls page.

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