Hooded crane migration Grus monacha
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Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Grus monacha |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 170 cm |
| IUCN status | Vulnerable |
| Records mapped | 5,599 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q494983 (CC0).
Migration in the data
5,599 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In East Asia and Australasia, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in August (about 50°N) and furthest south in March (about 33°N).
Month by month: centre of records in East Asia and Australasia
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 34°N | 0% |
| February | 34°N | 0% |
| March | 33°N | 0% |
| April | 42°N | 0% |
| May | 49°N | 0% |
| June | 48°N | 0% |
| July | 49°N | 0% |
| August | 50°N | 0% |
| September | 49°N | 0% |
| October | 42°N | 0% |
| November | 34°N | 0% |
| December | 34°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the hooded crane
The hooded crane is a crane native to East Asia and a frequent migratory bird in South Korea and Japan.
From the Wikipedia article “Hooded crane” (revision 1376980764), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2474943&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.