---
title: "Hooded Crane"
description: "Grus monacha — Birds. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/hooded-crane
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Hooded Crane

> Grus monacha — Birds. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Grus monacha*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3185
- Wikidata: [Q494983](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q494983)
- iNaturalist taxon: [26](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/26)

## Names

- en: Hooded Crane
- de: Mönchskranich
- es: Grulla Monje
- fr: Grue moine
- nl: Monnikskraanvogel
- pt: Grou-de-capuz
- pl: Żuraw białogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

KR (318), JP (155), CN (112), RU (65), TW (20), MN (7)

## Photo

![Hooded Crane](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/hooded-crane/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/378394403

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/hooded-crane?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).