---
title: "Żuraw mandżurski"
description: "Grus japonensis — Ptaki. The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese crane and the Manchurian crane, is a large Northeast Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/red-crowned-crane
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Żuraw mandżurski

> Grus japonensis — Ptaki. The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese crane and the Manchurian crane, is a large Northeast Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world.

- Scientific name: *Grus japonensis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki)
- iNaturalist observations: 1730
- Wikidata: [Q232906](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q232906)
- iNaturalist taxon: [39](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/39)

## Names

- en: Red-crowned Crane
- de: Mandschurenkranich
- es: Grulla de Manchuria
- fr: Grue du Japon
- nl: Chinese kraanvogel
- pt: Grou-da-manchúria
- pl: Żuraw mandżurski

## Countries with the most observations

JP (556), RU (233), KR (169), CN (165), TW (9), DK (7)

## Summary

The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese crane and the Manchurian crane, is a large Northeast Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. In some parts of its range, it is known as a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_crane

## Photo

![Żuraw mandżurski](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-crowned-crane/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135302821

## Machine access

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