Iberian Crane

Grus teucogeranus

Beak

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Feet

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Crest

No crest

Former winter visitor. Mainly Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary. Adult is white, with bare red face a ndbill base, pink ish-red legs, and noticeably downcurved reddish bill; long, downcurved white tertials conceal black primaries at rest. Immature has brownish bill and fully feathered head at first and is strongly marked with cinnamon-brown on head, neck, mantle and wings, with some white body feathers by first winter; by third winter. red mask is apparent and body feathers are mainly white. in flight. both adult and immature show black primaries which contrast with rest of wing. Globally threatened. Fr eshwater marshes.