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Crane, Izumi, Kyushu, Japan (1 Viewer)
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ParisNorway
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I'm only judging by available pictures (not from experience). Most juvenile/immature hooded cranes seem to be darker, and to have somewhat defined border between darker and lighter parts of plumage. On the other hand, immature sandhill cranes seem to have noticeable parts of beige/brownish plumage. Is there a chance it's an immature common crane?
Bewick
Connoisseur of WTL
I agree that it seems to be a immature common crane.
What service do you use to see reports for that area, if it’s Ebird that might a reason why there’s a lack of reports.
It looks not dissimilar to a supposed hybrid Hooded x Common... I posted about its id yesterday (no replies yet).
www.birdforum.net
I think they may be Common 2CY too
Cheers
gerben
Hooded Crane x Common Crane or Common Crane | Izumi, JP | March 2020
Good day all, I have been doubting the ID of this distant crane in farm fields surrounding the Izumi Crane Center in Southern Japan. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/113082644 First I thought it was a nice 2CY Common Crane, albeit a bit pale. Then I stumbled upon this 'front page'...
www.birdforum.net
I think they may be Common 2CY too
Cheers
gerben
ParisNorway
Well-known member
I had a look at eBird as well. Common crane is rare, that's a fact, but they are reported daily. There are many reports with photos, so they are probably not fake. The checklists usually have numbers like 1000 hooded crane, 100 white-naped crane, 10 sandhill crane, 4 common crane.
