Siberian Crane
Leucogeranus leucogeranus(Pallas, PS, 1773)
English (US) Siberian Crane
The Siberian Crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Gruidae (Cranes) in the order Gruiformes.
Range: breeds Arctic Siberia; winters to northern India and ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Leucogeranus leucogeranus
- Family
- Gruidae (Cranes)
- Order
- Gruiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Siberian Crane
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1773)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Grus Leucogeranus
- Described by
- (Pallas, PS, 1773)
- Type locality
- Swamps bordering the Ischim, Irtysh and Ob rivers.
- Original description
- Reise durch verschiedene Provinzen des Russischen Reichs 2 p.714
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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