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Class
Birds
Order
Gruiformes
Family
Gruidae
Zoo section
Mixed forest
Diet
Omnivorous
IUCN Status
Least concern
Diet
Omnivore, feeding on roots, shoots, seeds, berries, and small prey including insects, amphibians, fish, reptiles and mammals.
Lifespan
Up to 18 years in the wild and 20 years in captivity.
Reproduction
Sexually mature at four years. Mating and egg laying occurs between late April and July. The 2 eggs are incubated by both the male and the female for 32 days. The young fledge after 90 days.
Predators
Coyote, bobcat and golden eagle; eggs and/or young may also be taken by gray wolf, corvids, raccoon and certain birds of prey.