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Siberian Crane

Leucogeranus leucogeranus

The Siberian Crane is a beautiful bird with long legs and a striking white body. They are known for their graceful dance and can be found in wetlands during migration.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Siberian Crane is easily recognized by its pure white plumage, except for distinctive black primary feathers visible in flight. It has a striking featherless red patch on its face extending from its bill to behind its eyes. Its long legs and neck are also white.

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Siberian Crane

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Seltenheit

Rare

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Baby cranes learn to fly in just 70-75 days after hatching.

Chicks have fuzzy reddish-brown down, not white like their parents.

Only about 4,000 Siberian Cranes are left in the wild today.

They're sometimes called "Snow Cranes" because of their pure white feathers!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Long-Distance Migrator

Siberian Cranes can fly thousands of kilometers each year because they must travel between their frozen breeding grounds and warmer winter wetlands.

Fähigkeit

Deep Digger

Siberian Cranes have a strong, serrated bill that helps them probe deep into mud and water to find buried plant tubers and creatures.

Fähigkeit

Loud Trumpeter

Siberian Cranes can produce a loud, far-reaching call because their unique windpipe coils within their breastbone, amplifying their voice.

Maße und Details

Länge
115-140 cm
Flügelspannweite
210-230 cm
Gewicht
4.9-8.6 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-40 Jahre
Top Speed
60 km/h
Gelegegröße
1-2
Brutzeit
27-30 Tage
Zugstrecke
5000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

They eat aquatic plants, tubers, insects, and small animals found in wetlands.

Hauptnahrung

  • Rhizomes of aquatic plants
  • Sedge tubers
  • Aquatic insects
  • Small fish
  • Frogs

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Preys on crane eggs and chicks.

eaten by

Eurasian Otter

Lutra lutra

Can consume crane eggs or young chicks.

eats

Sago Pondweed

Potamogeton pectinatus

Cranes dig up and consume its tubers.

eats

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Young carp are sometimes caught.

depends on

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Provides nesting cover and food (rhizomes).

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Siberian White Crane

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch birds from a distance and do not disturb their nests.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Siberian Crane?

115-140 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Siberian Crane?

210-230 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Siberian Crane?

4.9-8.6 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Siberian Crane?

20-40 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Siberian Crane?

60 km/h

Was frisst Siberian Crane?

They eat aquatic plants, tubers, insects, and small animals found in wetlands.

Wo findet man Siberian Crane normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Siberian Crane?

Foraging

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