Wildlifeof China
Hooded Crane
Cranes, Rails & Bustards
Photo: (c) Christoph Moning, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0
Grus monacha
Basic stats
Range
Breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia, possibly Mongolia; a frequent migrant in South Korea and Japan
Size
About 1m
Wingspan
About 1.87m
Weight
About 3.7kg
The hooded crane is native to East Asia and is a frequent migratory bird in South Korea and Japan. It is one of the smallest cranes but still a fairly large bird, about 1m long, weighing about 3.7kg, with a wingspan of 1.87m. The top of the neck and head is white, except for a patch of bare red skin above the eye (Wikipedia, general species account).
It breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia, and breeding is also suspected in Mongolia. In 2012 one was seen in southern Indiana, USA, a bird that may have followed sandhill cranes across the Pacific (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Hooded Crane found?
- Breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia, possibly Mongolia; a frequent migrant in South Korea and Japan
- How big is the Hooded Crane?
- About 1m
- What is the wingspan of the Hooded Crane?
- About 1.87m
- How much does the Hooded Crane weigh?
- About 3.7kg