HEIGHT: ~ 100 cm, 3 ft
WEIGHT: ~ 3.75 kg, 8 lbs
POPULATION: 14,500 – 16,000
TREND: Increasing
STATUS: IUCN: VU; Cites Appendix I; ESA: E; CMS I, II
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HEIGHT: ~ 100 cm, 3 ft
WEIGHT: ~ 3.75 kg, 8 lbs
POPULATION: 14,500 – 16,000
TREND: Increasing
STATUS: IUCN: VU; Cites Appendix I; ESA: E; CMS I, II
Hooded Cranes nest in such remote forested wetlands in southeastern Siberia that it was not until early 1974 that the first nest was located by biologists!
Adults – red patch on forehead, white head and neck, slate-grey body plumage, wingtips, tail and legs are black; juveniles – tan head, slate-grey body plumage.
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The breeding grounds of this species are in central and southeastern Russia and northern China. Non-breeding flocks occur in the Russia-Mongolia-China border region. More than 80% of Hooded Cranes spend the winter at the Izumi Feeding Station on the Japanese island of Kyushu. Small numbers are found at Yashiro in southern Japan, in South Korea and at several sites along the middle Yangtze River in China.
Aquatic plants, berries, insects, amphibians, roots, rhizomes, seeds, grass and small mammals. At artificial feeding stations in Korea and Japan, Hooded Cranes eat rice, wheat and other cereal grains.
Listen to Hooded Crane calls:
Contact Call | A soft, purring call expressing reassurance and location.
Guard Call | A sharp, single call expressing alarm.
Unison Call | A duet performed by a pair, to strengthen their bond and protect their territory.
High risk of disease outbreak in the concentrated flocks at the winter feeding stations, habitat loss, illegal take, pollution and environmental contamination, collisions with power lines and changes in agricultural practices.
Our work builds on the strong cultural ties to cranes in East Asia, to engage local communities and policy makers in the conservation of protected areas and their surrounding landscapes, including:
Ensure healthy populations of Hooded Crane populations in the Amur-Heilong Basin of Russia and China. We are:
Supporting increasing winter populations of Cranes and maintaining the extraordinary diversity of other waterbird species in Poyang and nearby lakes in southeastern China. We are:
Become a member of the International Crane Foundation.
Learn more about Hooded Cranes:
Johnsgard PA. 1983. Cranes of the world. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.