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Hooded Crane

Hooded Crane

Grus monacha

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About the Hooded Crane

The hooded crane (Grus monacha) is a crane native to East Asia and a frequent migratory bird in Japan.

Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Scientific name
Grus monacha
Family
Cranes
Order
Gruiformes

Similar species

Other members of the cranes family recorded in North America — a useful place to start if you are not certain of your identification.

  • Blue Crane Grus paradiseus
  • Common Crane Grus grus
  • Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
  • Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum
  • Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis
  • Whooping Crane Grus americana

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