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Scientific name Grus japonensis

English name red-crowned crane

Cranioidae

It breeds in Nenjiang River, Songhua River and Wusuli River basins. In winter, birds travel to Hebei and Shandong, and occasionally in Taiwan Province.

She is a big Qin. It is about 120 cm, and almost all feathers are pure white. Naked with a bright red head; The number of eyes and black feathers-first; The throat, cheeks and neck are mostly dark. Black and three-point Fei Yu, arc-shaped arc extension. Wei Yu is short and white. The mouth is gray and green, and the feet are black and gray.

Reed and others inhabit the swamp of grassland. Red-crowned crane is an omnivore, and its food crops are grass seeds in spring. In summer, the food is more complicated, mostly animal food. The animal food mainly includes small fish, crustaceans, snails, insects and their larvae, as well as fresh frogs and small rodents. The plant food includes weeds such as sprouts and reed seeds. Animal food in winter: fish, nereis, 1.40 clams, snails and crabs. Vegetable seeds and foods include Suaeda salsa buds, moss roots and nuts.

In late April, the red-crowned crane began to nest and lay eggs, building nests around the shallow water, laying eggs on hay and plum nests twice in the upper ring, and incubating the eggs alternately by male and female birds for 20 to 33 days. Young birds learn to fly, and in autumn, red-crowned cranes move from northeast to south to breed in winter. Nature reserves such as Zhalong, Xianghai and Yancheng have been established in breeding and wintering areas of cranes and red-crowned cranes in China. Yancheng Nature Reserve in Jiangsu Province has the largest number of red-crowned cranes wintering, 200 1 only over 600, which is the largest known wintering habitat in the world.

The red-crowned crane has simple and pure feathers, elegant and elegant posture, and exceptionally good ring patterns, which is the best description of Andrew heming's "out of Jiugao and out of the wild". As a "crane" in ancient myths and folklore in China, as a symbol of elegance and longevity, it is often praised by writers and artists as the main theme in China's poems and paintings.

Alias crane

Scientific name Grus japonensis

English name red-crowned crane

Cranioidae

Breeding in Nenjiang River, Songhua River and Wusuli River basins, wintering in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and coastal areas, it is a sightseeing bird in Hebei and Shandong, occasionally seen in Taiwan Province Province.

Large wading bird. The total length is about 120 cm, and the body feathers are almost all pure white. There is some bright red above the head; The forehead and eyes are slightly Kuroha; The throat, cheeks and neck are mostly dark brown. The secondary and tertiary flight feathers are black, and bow after long-term bending. The tail feathers are short and white. The mouth is grayish green and the feet are grayish black.

Habitat in swamps with reeds and other weeds. Red-crowned cranes are omnivorous animals, feeding on grass seeds and crop seeds in spring and omnivorous in summer. The main animal foods are small fish, crustaceans, snails, insects and their larvae, frogs and small rodents, and the plant foods are reeds and weeds. Animal foods in winter include fish, nereis, clams, snails and crabs. Plant food includes seeds and buds of Suaeda salsa, roots and nuts of Carex.

In the middle and late April, the red-crowned crane began to nest and lay eggs, nesting in the dry grass on the shoal surrounded by water, laying 2 eggs in each nest, and the male and female birds took turns to hatch eggs, and the incubation period was 20 ~ 33 days. After the young birds learn to fly, in autumn, the red-crowned crane migrates from the northeast breeding ground to the south for winter. China has established a number of nature reserves such as Zhalong, Xianghai and Yancheng in the breeding areas and wintering areas of cranes such as red-crowned cranes. In Yancheng Nature Reserve, Jiangsu Province, there are more than 600 wintering red-crowned cranes at most a year, which is the largest known wintering habitat in the world.

The red-crowned crane has pure feathers, elegant and smart, and its singing is extraordinary and refined. In Tao Jinghe's singing, there is a wonderful description of "He Ming is in Jiu Hao, and his voice is heard in the wild". Known as the "crane" in ancient myths and folklore in China, it has become a symbol of elegance and longevity, and is often praised by writers and artists as a theme in poetry and Chinese painting.