Hooded Crane
Grus monacha
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The Hooded Crane is a medium-sized crane with a white head and neck and a dark gray body. It breeds in eastern Siberia and other areas and winters in Japan. Izumi in Kagoshima and Yashiro in Shunan and Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi, are well-known wintering sites, and both are Special Natural Monuments as cranes and their wintering grounds.
- Scientific name
- Grus monacha
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Yamaguchi, Kagoshima
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- VulnerableMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- When to see
- October to March
- 日本語
- ナベヅル
- 简体中文
- 白头鹤
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Arrives from Siberia in Izumi, Kagoshima, from about mid-October and winters until around March. Seven crane species have been recorded at Izumi, and numbers peak around December to January.
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The Hooded Crane is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Yamaguchi, Kagoshima.
The Hooded Crane is mainly seen in October to March. Arrives from Siberia in Izumi, Kagoshima, from about mid-October and winters until around March. Seven crane species have been recorded at Izumi, and numbers peak around December to January.
The Hooded Crane is listed as "Vulnerable" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as ナベヅル).
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