Fun fact: Siberian Cranes have the longest bill of any crane species and slightly webbed feet. Why do you think they have these adaptations?

Conservation status: Critically Endangered

Range: Eurasia

Habitat: wetlands

Food: tubers (starchy swellings on the roots of plants), insects, small mammals and reptiles, fish, cranberries

Height: Siberian Cranes average about 5 feet tall (150 cm) and weigh only 13 lbs (6 kg).

Click on the image above to listen to a Siberian Crane unison call (a call made by a male and female pair).

Threats: The migratory and wintering areas of this species are under pressure from the growing human population in east Asia. These threats include agricultural development, wetland drainage (right), oil exploration, hunting, and water development projects.

To learn more about Siberian Cranes, click here.