A spray of bristles erupts in a straw-coloured burst from the nape of this crowned crane. Tipped in black, the bristles have fine rings of white and brown. From the crown, a mound of velvety feathers runs onto the bill looking like a stylish hat or a bad toupee. More velvety feathers, though quite short, surround a bare, white cheek patch topped by a bright-red half-moon. Pale grey or blue eyes look out over a pointy, black bill with large nostrils halfway to the tip. A red gular (throat) sac, black where it attaches to the chin, hangs as a flattened pouch on the throat.
From the nape, pearl-grey feathers gradually elongate to points as they extend down a lengthy neck. Pearl grey continues down the back onto the tail. When the wings are unfolded, the primary coverts make white the standout colour. The primaries and the first two secondaries are black. The secondaries continue as black on the inner web, but the outer web is a maroon chestnut. The inner great coverts, broad, long, and straw-colored, are disintegrated plumes that hang down over the secondaries. Legs are long and black.
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