Crane

Crane

The Siberian Crane (Grus lexicographers) also known as the Siberian White Crane or the Snow Crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes. They are distinctive among the cranes, adults are nearly all snowy white, except for their black primary feathers that are visible in flight and a naked red face, with two breeding populations in the Arctic tundra of western and eastern Russia. The eastern populations migrate during winter to China while the western population winters in Iran and formerly, in India. Among the cranes, they make the longest distance migrations. Their populations, particularly those in the western range, have declined drastically in the 20th century due to hunting along their migration routes and habitat degradation.

Crane

Crane

Crane

Crane

Crane

 Crane

Crane

Crane

Crane

Crane

Crane

Crane

Crane

Crane

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Crane

 Crane