Hooded crane  (Grus monacha)

Authentication

Authenticated (20/05/08) by Dr. Sundev Gombobaatar, Associate Professor, Zoology Department, National University of Mongolia. Vice President, Mongolian Ornithological Society.
http://www.mos.mn,
info@mos.mn,
mongolianbirds@mail.com.

Glossary

Hybridisation: Cross-breeding with a different species.
Primaries: In birds, the outer flight feathers.
Secondaries: The shorter flight feathers projecting along the inner edge of a bird's wing.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (April, 2005)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2795&m=0
  3. International Crane Foundation (April, 2005)
    http://www.savingcranes.org
  4. CITES (April, 2005)
    http://www.cites.org
  5. Convention on Migratory Species (August, 2008)
    http://www.cms.int
  6. Gombobaatar, S. (2002) Cranes of Onon and Ulz river basins. Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds of Mongolia, 1: 90 - 109.
  7. Tseveenmyadag N. (2005) Recent Situation and Ecology of Cranes of Mongolia. PhD Thesis, Ulaan-Ude.
  8. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.