Red-crowned Crane
Grus japonensis
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Birds
The red-crowned crane, also called the Japanese crane and the Manchurian crane, is a large Northeast Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. In some parts of its range, it is known as a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity.
Classification
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Gruiformes
- Family
- Gruidae
- Genus
- Grus