Omid ( fa, امید, meaning "Hope") is a male
Siberian crane, notable for being the only remaining Siberian crane of the western population (a larger eastern population winters in China). It keeps returning to its wintering grounds in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, after flying each year, since the winter of 2006-2007. It usually spends four months in
Fereydunkenar
Fereydunkenar ( fa, فريدونكنار, also Romanized as ''Fereydūnkenār'', ''Fereydūn Kenār'', ''Fāridūn Kinār'', and ''Fereidun Kenar''; also known as ''Qaşabeh'') is a city & capital of Fereydunkenar County, Mazandaran Province, I ...
wetland on the
Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...
, northern Iran.
See also
*
List of individual birds
This is a list of well-known real birds. For famous fictional birds, see list of fictional birds.
* Águia Vitória, a bald eagle who serves as the mascot for Portuguese football club S.L. Benfica
* Albert Ross, an albatross believed to have been ...
References
External links
An Iranian documentary film about Omid, called قصههای امید (''Tales of Hope'')
Individual birds
Individual animals in Iran
Individual wild animals
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