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The Siberian crane, Leucogeranus leucogeranus, also known as the Siberian white crane or the snow crane, is a striking bird from the family Gruidae. Adults are resplendent in snowy white plumage, save for the contrasting black primary feathers visible in flight.
The Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) is the world's third most endangered species of crane. Amongst cranes, its serrated bill makes it unique and enables it to easily feed on underground roots and slippery prey items.
Exotic species. Rare and declining, but still fairly abundant at its main wintering grounds at Poyang Lake, in China’s Jiangxi Province. Adult is unmistakable with all-white plumage, save for a crimson face and black wingtips. Juveniles are whitish, with a light brown head, neck, back, and wings.
Habitat The Siberian Crane is the most aquatic member of its family, breeding and wintering in wetlands, and shows a general preference for wide expanses of shallow (up to 30 cm) fresh water with good visibility.
The Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus), also known as the Siberian white crane or the snow crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.
The story starts in 2014 with a Siberian Crane that got blown off course, ending up in Taiwan. It’s a bird that usually migrates from the Siberian tundra — an ecosystem that’s currently undergoing a dramatic transformation as our climate changes — to southeast China.
Breeds on arctic tundra of Siberia. Winters in eastern China and southwestern Asia. Approximate current distribution of the Siberian Crane. © International Crane Foundation 2019. Breeding. Most of the world population (estimated at ~3,600-4,000) nests on low-lying, marshy tundra of northeastern Siberia between the Yana and Kolyma Rivers.
