Aug 27

Bird of the day

Hooded crane

Grus monacha

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

It has a grey body. The top of the neck and head is white, except for a patch of bare red skin above the eye. It is one of the smallest cranes, but is still a fairly large bird, at 1 m (3.3 ft) long, a weight of 3.7 kg (8.2 lb) and a wingspan of 1.87 m (6.1 ft).

Aliases

Grus monacha

Range

Range map of Hooded crane