Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis)

Red-crowned Crane, a reference photo — Photo: Alastair Rae from London, United Kingdom · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), 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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Red-crowned Crane being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Grus nigricollis
Antigone vipio
Leucogeranus leucogeranus
Grus virgo

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Gruidae
Genus: Grus
Species: Grus japonensis

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