Grus japonensis Muller 1776 (Red-crowned crane)

Aves - Gruiformes - Gruidae

Belongs to Grus according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Grus americana, Grus conferta, Grus grus, Grus latipes, Grus marshi, Grus melitensis, Grus mexicanus, Grus minor, Grus moldavica, Grus monacha, Grus nannodes, Grus nigricollis, Grus pentellici, Grus primigenia, Grus proavus, Grus turfa

Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Grus japonensis in the database

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