various Cranes Some Cranes live in wetlands/marshes and some on dry grassland/plains; they are included here as land birds rather than water-birds

The BLACK-NECKED CRANE, Grus nigricollis, lives on high altitude plains of Tibet, west China and far northern India. Unlike the Red-crowned Crane which also has a mainly black neck, white body (without grey) and black legs/wing-tips, the Black-necked Crane has a fully black head except for its red crown.

The HOODED CRANE, Grus monacha, breeds in Siberia and over-winters in China, Korea and Japan. Small for a crane, its preferred habitat is wetlands.