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− | [[Image:Hooded_Crane.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Ingo]] | + | [[Image:Hooded_Crane.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by '''Ingo''']] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
1 m (3.3 ft) long, a weight of 3.7 kg (8.2 lbs) and a wingspan of 1.87 m (6.2 ft). Grey body, top of neck and head white, bare red skin above eye, eye hazel yellow, legs and toes black. Sexes identical though male slightly larger. | 1 m (3.3 ft) long, a weight of 3.7 kg (8.2 lbs) and a wingspan of 1.87 m (6.2 ft). Grey body, top of neck and head white, bare red skin above eye, eye hazel yellow, legs and toes black. Sexes identical though male slightly larger. | ||
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Juvenile crown are covered with black and white feathers during the first year, and exhibit some brownish or greyish wash on their body feathers. | Juvenile crown are covered with black and white feathers during the first year, and exhibit some brownish or greyish wash on their body feathers. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
− | [[Siberia]]. | + | [[Siberia]]. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | + | A monotypic species. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Sphagnum bogs, forested wetlands in mountain valleys. | Sphagnum bogs, forested wetlands in mountain valleys. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
Nests are made of damp moss, peat, sedge stalks and leaves, and branches of larch and birch. 2 eggs are laid and incubated by both parents for 27-30 days. | Nests are made of damp moss, peat, sedge stalks and leaves, and branches of larch and birch. 2 eggs are laid and incubated by both parents for 27-30 days. | ||
Diet includes aquatic plants, berries, insects, frogs, salamanders, roots, rhizomes, seeds, grass, and small animals. | Diet includes aquatic plants, berries, insects, frogs, salamanders, roots, rhizomes, seeds, grass, and small animals. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Grus+monacha}} | {{GSearch|Grus+monacha}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]][[Category:Grus]] |
Revision as of 02:30, 12 July 2008
- Grus monacha
Identification
1 m (3.3 ft) long, a weight of 3.7 kg (8.2 lbs) and a wingspan of 1.87 m (6.2 ft). Grey body, top of neck and head white, bare red skin above eye, eye hazel yellow, legs and toes black. Sexes identical though male slightly larger.
Juvenile crown are covered with black and white feathers during the first year, and exhibit some brownish or greyish wash on their body feathers.
Distribution
Taxonomy
A monotypic species.
Habitat
Sphagnum bogs, forested wetlands in mountain valleys.
Behaviour
Nests are made of damp moss, peat, sedge stalks and leaves, and branches of larch and birch. 2 eggs are laid and incubated by both parents for 27-30 days.
Diet includes aquatic plants, berries, insects, frogs, salamanders, roots, rhizomes, seeds, grass, and small animals.