Cranes (Gruidae)
Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus) - HBW 3, p. 85
French: Grue de Sibérie
German: Schneekranich
Spanish: Grulla Siberiana
Other common names: Great/Siberian/Asiatic White Crane
Taxonomy: Grus Leucogeranus Pallas, 1773, central Siberia along Ischim, Irtysh and Ob’ Rivers.
Formerly considered congeneric with Bugeranus carunculatus, based on morphological and behavioural similarities. Alternatively proposed to merit separate monospecific genus, Sarcogeranus. Three wintering subpopulations, but no evidence as yet of geographical variation. Monotypic.
Distribution: Arctic W & EC Siberia; possibly also extreme NW Russia. Three wintering areas: middle R Yangtze in China; Keoladeo (Bharatpur) and other wetlands in India; and S Caspian Sea in Iran.
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A pair singing and displaying, close to a pair of Sarus Cranes Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2001 9 years ago 21 sec 4.4 -
A pair feeding, one stops momentarily to preen its plumage Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2001 5 years ago 32 sec 4.3 -
A pair preening and feeding Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2001 5 years ago 45 sec 4.3 -
A bird moving slowly and feeding Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2001 5 years ago 45 sec 4.3 -
A pair feeding in an extensive marshland Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2001 5 years ago 41 sec 4.1 -
A bird feeding, including a close-up view Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 15 January 2001 5 years ago 29 sec 4
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At the feeding station of the Arasaki Crane Reserve
Locality Arasaki Crane Reserve, Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Daniel Smith 24 January 2009 2 years ago 3.8 -
Siberian Cranes migrating south, Beidiahe, Hebei, China. Digiscoped shots.
Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 5 November 2008 2 years ago 3.5 -
A portrait of a Siberian Crane
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Rainer Mönke 28 May 2011 37 weeks ago 3.4 -
A standing Siberian Crane
Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany
Rainer Mönke 28 May 2011 37 weeks ago 3.4 -
Siberian Crane, adult bird in rehabilitation centre, head and neck view.
Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 21 May 2010 1 year ago 2.8 -
Siberian Cranes with Common Cranes, migrating south through Beidaihe, China.
Locality Beidaihe, Hebei, China (Northern)
Mark Andrews 30 October 2007 2 years ago 2.7
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Unison and flight calls during early morning Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 January 1983 2 years ago 4.8 -
Calls of a family Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 January 1983 1 year ago 4 -
A small flock calling on the wing Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 January 1983 1 year ago 4 -
Unison call Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 January 1983 1 year ago 4
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