Australian crane

Japanese: オーストラリアヅル - おーすとらりあづる
Australian crane

...Four species of cranes are endemic to Africa: Bugeranus carunculatus , A. paradisea , Balearica pavonina (illustration), and Balearica regulorum . Common cranes and Demoiselle cranes also spend the winter here. In addition, two species of cranes, the Sandhill crane and the Whooping crane, G. americanus , live in North America, and two species, the Sarus crane and the Australian crane, G. rubicundus , live in Australia. [Morioka Hiroyuki]
[Folklore of the Crane]

[China]
In China, cranes are considered to be fairy birds connected to immortals because of their noble posture, flight through the sky, and pure cries. There are even stories of immortals, such as the Duke of Su Xian in the Shen Xian Biography, who transformed into a crane and returned to his hometown.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Australian Crane" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アフリカには特産種のホオカザリヅルBugeranus carunculatus,ハゴロモヅルA.paradisea,カンムリヅルBalearica pavonina(イラスト),ホオジロカンムリヅルBalearica regulorumの4種が分布し,クロヅルやアネハヅルが越冬する。さらに,北アメリカにはカナダヅルとアメリカシロヅルG.americanusの2種,オーストラリアにもオオヅルとオーストラリアヅルG.rubicundusの2種が分布している。【森岡 弘之】
【鶴の民俗】

[中国]
 中国では,鶴はその高貴な立姿や空を飛ぶさまや清らかな鳴声からして神仙に縁のある仙禽(せんきん)とみなされ,《神仙伝》に出る蘇仙公のように鶴に化して故郷に帰った仙人の話もある。…

※「オーストラリアヅル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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