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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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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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Rareza

Rare

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

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.

Habilidad

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.

Habilidad

Loud Trumpeter

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
115-140 cm
Envergadura
210-230 cm
Peso
4.9-8.6 kg
Esperanza de vida
20-40 años
Top Speed
60 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
1-2
Incubación
27-30 días
Distancia de migración
5000 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

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).

Rasgos

También conocido como

Siberian White Crane

Colecciones

Seguridad

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Siberian Crane?

115-140 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Siberian Crane?

210-230 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Siberian Crane?

4.9-8.6 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Siberian Crane?

20-40 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Siberian Crane?

60 km/h

¿Qué come Siberian Crane?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Siberian Crane?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Siberian Crane?

Foraging

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