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BLACK-NECKED CRANE,
Grus
nigricollis,
comes from high altitude plains of Tibet, west China and far
northern India. Unlike the Red-crowned Crane which also has a mainly black neck, white body (without grey) and black legs/wing-tips, the Black-necked Crane has a fully black head except for its red crown. |
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| SARUS CRANE, Grus antigone, comes from northern India, Nepal and parts of southeast Asia. At 6 foot, it is the tallest flying bird. | ||
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BLUE CRANE, also called STANLEY or
PARADISE CRANE,
Anthropoides paradiseus,
is not a "Grus" species. A small crane, it lives on the grasslands of southern Africa. |
SIBERIAN CRANE | |
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SIBERIAN CRANE,
Grus
leucogeranus,
also called Siberian White or Snow Crane, lives in wetlands in arctic Russia
well north of the Siberian range of the White-naped Crane. There are two separated populations, the eastern Russian one migrating to China in the harsh winters and the west Russian one to Iran, the longest migrations for a crane. |
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![]() Demoiselle Crane |
![]() Common/Eurasian Crane |
![]() Red-crowned/Manchurian Crane |
![]() White-naped Crane |