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Red-crowned crane migration Grus japonensis
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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 japonensis |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 235 cm |
| IUCN status | Vulnerable |
| Records mapped | 5,297 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q232906 (CC0).
Migration in the data
5,297 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 stays between 40°N and 47°N all year: the shift is small at this scale.
Month by month: centre of records in East Asia and Australasia
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 40°N | 0% |
| February | 40°N | 0% |
| March | 41°N | 0% |
| April | 47°N | 0% |
| May | 46°N | 0% |
| June | 47°N | 0% |
| July | 46°N | 0% |
| August | 44°N | 0% |
| September | 44°N | 0% |
| October | 44°N | 0% |
| November | 41°N | 0% |
| December | 40°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 red-crowned crane
The red-crowned crane, also called the Japanese crane and the Manchurian crane, is a large Northeast Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. In some parts of its range, it is known as a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity.
From the Wikipedia article “Red-crowned crane” (revision 1379478128), 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=2474944&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.