The Red-crowned Crane is an East Asian wetland bird with a white body, black neck, and a red patch of bare skin on its head. Red-crowned Cranes do not live wild in the United States.
Appearance
Appearance
Adults stand about 5 ft (1.6 m) tall and are mostly white, with a black face and neck and a red crown. Young birds have tan and gray mixed into their feathers.
Voice
Its loud, carrying calls can be heard across open wetlands.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
marshes
wet grasslands
rice fields in winter
Range
Wild populations live in northeastern Asia and Japan. Migrating birds winter in Korea and China, while the Japanese population stays in Hokkaido year-round.
Behavior
Diet
In East Asian wetlands it eats fish, small animals, and plants; birds in winter rice fields also eat grain.
Life cycle
Nest
A pair builds a nest on wet ground or in shallow water.
Clutch size
Usually 2 eggs.
Incubation
Both parents keep the eggs warm for about 29–34 days.
Conservation
IUCN Red List
VUVulnerable·High risk of extinction in the wild
Threats
Loss and degradation of wetlands threaten wild populations.