Grus leucogeranus
In 3 days <5%
The Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus), also known as the Siberian white crane or the snow crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes. They are distinctive among the cranes: adults are nearly all snowy white, except for their black primary feathers that are visible in flight, and with two breeding populations in the Arctic tundra of western and eastern Russia. The eastern populations migrate during winter to China, while the western population winters in Iran and (formerly) in Bharatpur, India.
Among the cranes, they make the longest distance migrations. Their populations, particularly those in the western range, have declined drastically in the 20th century due to hunting along their migration routes and habitat degradation. The world population was estimated in 2010 at about 3,200 birds, mostly belonging to the eastern population with about 93% of them wintering in the Poyang Lake basin in China, a habitat that may be altered by the Three Gorges Dam. The population in 2024 was estimated to have expanded to about 5,500 individuals.
The Siberian crane was formally described by Peter Simon Pallas in 1773 and given the binomial name Grus... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Crane sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 229th most-seen of the 324 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Siberian Crane in Beijing on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Siberian Crane sightings, Beijing ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Nanchang (China, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Siberian Crane is recorded against all the birds logged in Beijing (44 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
