Siberian Crane / Leucogeranus leucogeranus
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Siberian Crane
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Protonym: Grus Leucogeranus ReiseVersch.Provin.Russ.Reichs 2 p.714
Taxonomy: Gruiformes / Gruidae / Leucogeranus
Taxonomy Code: sibcra1
Type Locality: Swamps bordering the Ischim, Irtysh and Ob rivers.
Author: Pallas
Publish Year: 1773
IUCN Status: Critically Endangered
DEFINITIONS
LEUCOGERANUS
(Gruidae; Ϯ Siberian Crane L. leucogeranus) Specific name Grus leucogeranus Pallas, 1773. "LEUCOGERANUS, Bp. Albae; remigibus nigris: caput collumque parum denudata. Mediae quasi inter GRUES et CICONIAS. 1. GRUS leucogeranos, Pall." (Bonaparte 1854). The Siberian Crane is a critically endangered bird, breeding in remote marshes of Siberia, and wintering in Iran and eastern China.
Synon. Sarcogeranus.
leucogeranus
Gr. λευκος leukos white; γερανος geranos crane.
LEUCOGERANUS
(Gruidae; Ϯ Siberian Crane L. leucogeranus) Specific name Grus leucogeranus Pallas, 1773. "LEUCOGERANUS, Bp. Albae; remigibus nigris: caput collumque parum denudata. Mediae quasi inter GRUES et CICONIAS. 1. GRUS leucogeranos, Pall." (Bonaparte 1854). The Siberian Crane is a critically endangered bird, breeding in remote marshes of Siberia, and wintering in Iran and eastern China.
Synon. Sarcogeranus.
leucogeranus
Gr. λευκος leukos white; γερανος geranos crane.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
