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Hooded Crane
Grus monacha Temminck, 1835
100 cmLength170 cmWingspan3.7 kgWeight
It has a snow-white head and upper neck, a slate-gray body and a patch of red bare skin on the crown.
Busiest months: December–February · Most records: Japan, China, South Korea
How to identify
Field marks
- Head to upper neck snow-white
- Adult has red bare skin on the crown
- Dense black bristles on the forehead and in front of the eye
- Remaining body feathers slate-gray
Where and when it's recorded
Busiest months: December–February · Most records: Japan, China, South Korea
Hooded Crane has been recorded at 127 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 5 countries and regions.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
To protect this bird from disturbance, we don't list exact sites.
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
About
The hooded crane (Grus monacha) is a crane native to East Asia and a frequent migratory bird in South Korea and Japan.
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Questions
How big is the Hooded Crane?
The Hooded Crane is about 100 cm long, with a wingspan of 170 cm and weighs around 3.7 kg.
Where does the Hooded Crane live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic: southeastern Siberia and northern China. It is most often recorded in Japan, China and South Korea.
When is the best time to see the Hooded Crane?
At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in January, February and December (Northern Hemisphere).
Is the Hooded Crane endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Hooded Crane as Vulnerable.
What does the Hooded Crane eat?
Main food: Omnivore.
What family is the Hooded Crane in?
It belongs to the family Cranes (Gruidae), order Gruiformes.
At a glance
- Length
- 100 cm
- Wingspan
- 170 cm
- Weight
- 3.7 kg
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Lifestyle
- Active on the ground
- Migration
- Migratory
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
More measurements
- Wing
- 495 mm
- Tail
- 166 mm
- Bill
- 105 mm
- Tarsus
- 211 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic: southeastern Siberia and northern China
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Cranes Gruidae
- Genus
- Grus
Other birds in the genus Grus
Wattled CraneGrus carunculata
Blue CraneGrus paradisea
Demoiselle CraneGrus virgo
Red-crowned CraneGrus japonensis
Whooping CraneGrus americana
Common CraneGrus grus
Black-necked CraneGrus nigricollis
Grey Crowned CraneBalearica regulorum
Black Crowned CraneBalearica pavonina
Siberian CraneLeucogeranus leucogeranus
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