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Hooded Crane (Grus monacha)

Hooded Crane (Grus monacha), Gongliao, Taiwan

 

The Hooded Crane breeds in south-central and south-eastern Siberia. Breeding is also suspected to occur in Mongolia. Over 80% of its population winters at Izumi, southern Japan. There are also wintering grounds in South Korea and China. There are about 100 hooded cranes wintering in Chongming Dongtan, Shanghai every year. Dongtan Nature reserve is the largest natural wintering site in the world.

 

Source: Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooded_Crane

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