Red-crowned crane

Grus japonensis · Gruidae

The red-crowned crane, also called the Japanese crane and the Manchurian crane, is a large Northeast 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.

Where the Red-crowned crane lives

Recorded in Japan, South Korea, China, Russia and Taiwan (Asia).

Most records fall in Hokkaidō, Gangwon, Gyeonggi, Jiangsu, Liaoning and Primor'ye.

See the Red-crowned crane’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Vulnerable (VU). At risk: it could become endangered. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 7,262 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.