Red-crowned crane

Red-crowned crane
In snow in Hokkaido, Japan
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Gruidae
Genus: Grus
Species:
G. japonensis
Binomial name
Grus japonensis
Geographical distribution.

Green: Breeding
Yellow: Migratory passage
Red: Non-breeding

The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Manchurian crane (traditional Chinese: 丹頂鶴; simplified Chinese: 丹顶鹤; pinyin: dāndǐng hè; Japanese: 丹頂鶴 or タンチョウヅル; rōmaji: tanchōzuru; Korean: 두루미; romaja: durumi; the Chinese character '丹' means 'red', '頂/顶' means 'crown' and '鶴/鹤' means 'crane'), is a large East Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. In some parts of its range, it is known as a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity.

  1. ^ BirdLife International. (2022) [errata version of 2021 assessment]. "Grus japonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22692167A213488064. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.