What kind of crane does the crane refer to?

The crane refers to the red-crowned crane, and it is native to Africa.

Red-crowned crane

Also known as crane

Scientific name Grus japonensis

English name red-crowned crane

Crane family Gruidae

It breeds in the Nenjiang River, Songhua River, and Wusuli River basins. It overwinters in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and along the coast. It is a traveling bird in Hebei and Shandong, and is occasionally seen in Taiwan.

Large wading bird. The total length is about 120 cm, and the body feathers are almost entirely pure white. The exposed part of the head is bright red; the forehead and eyes have slightly black feathers; the throat, cheeks and most of the neck are dark brown. The secondary and tertiary flight feathers are black, extended and curved into a bow shape. The tail feathers are short and white. The mouth is gray-green and the feet are gray-black.

Inhabits swamps with reeds and other weeds. Red-crowned cranes are omnivores. They feed on grass seeds and crop seeds in spring. In summer, their food is more miscellaneous and contains more animal foods. The main animal foods include small fish, crustaceans, snails, insects and their larvae, etc. They also eat Frogs and small rodents, plant foods include reed buds and weed seeds. Animal foods in winter include fish, lugworms, clams, snails and crabs. Plant foods include Suaeda seeds and shoots, Carex rhizomes and nuts.

In mid-to-late April, red-crowned cranes begin to build nests and lay eggs in the dry grass on the shallows surrounded by water. Each nest lays 2 eggs. The male and female birds take turns to incubate the eggs. The incubation period is 20 to 20 years. 33 days. After the young birds learn to fly, in autumn, the red-crowned cranes migrate from their breeding grounds in the northeast to the south to overwinter. my country has established a number of nature reserves such as Zhalong, Xianghai, and Yancheng in the breeding and wintering areas of red-crowned cranes and other cranes. In the Yancheng Nature Reserve in Jiangsu Province, the number of overwintering red-crowned cranes reaches up to 600 per year, making it the largest known wintering habitat in the world.

The red-crowned crane has simple and pure feathers, an elegant and graceful body, and an extraordinary sound. In "Tao Jing·Crane Ming", there is a wonderful description of "the crane's sound can be heard in Jiugao and the wild". It is known as the "Crane" in ancient Chinese mythology and folklore, and has become a symbol of elegance and longevity. It is often praised as a theme by writers and artists in poetry and Chinese paintings.