Red-crowned crane Adult red-crowned cranes are named for a patch of red bare skin on the crown, which becomes brighter during the mating season. Overall, they are snow white in color with black on the wing secondaries, which can appear almost like a black tail when the birds are standing, but the real tail feathers are actually white. Males are black on the cheeks, throat, and neck, while females are pearly gray in these spots. The bill is olive green to a greenish horn, the legs are slate to gr

The Red-crowned Crane is the Unofficial National Bird of China. Its scientific name is Grus japonensis. It is also famous as the Japanese crane. The Bird was Proposed as National Bird by State Forestry Administration in 2007 and Awaiting for State Council approval. It won an overwhelming 64.92 percent of the vote held on more than twenty Chinese websites from May to June 2004 attracting around 5 million netizens. In China, The Red-crowned Crane is a symbol of elegance and flight. In some of the

Zoo welcomes newly hatched red-crowned crane chick