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Cranes & Waders

Siberian Crane

Leucogeranus leucogeranus

• celestial
• 90 km/h
• Critically Endangered

Almost all that remains of the species winters on one Chinese lake. A long white line crossing a continent that may not survive the loss of a single wetland.

Population

around 3,500 to 4,000 individuals; the western flyway is functionally extinct

Habitat

Arctic tundra breeding marshes in northeastern Russia; winter wetlands of eastern Asia, principally Poyang Lake

Diet

wetland tubers, sedge roots, aquatic plants, occasional invertebrates

Size

1.4 m

Wingspan

2.3 m