Black-necked crane

The black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis), also known as Tibetan crane, is a large bird and medium-sized crane.

Black-necked crane
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Black-necked crane in Ladakh
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Gruiformes
Family:	Gruidae
Genus:	Grus
Species:	G. nigricollis
Binomial name
Grus nigricollis Przhevalsky, 1876
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It is 139 cm (55 in) long, it has a 235 cm (7.8 ft) wingspan and weights 5.5 kg (12 lbs). It is whitish-gray crane with a black head, red crown patch, black upper neck and legs, and white patch to the rear of the eye. It has black primaries and secondaries. Both sexes are similar. In Kashmir, it is the state/regional bird of the disputed territory.

Black-necked Crane Media

• Black-necked crane and The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin.jpg

  A black-necked crane at the International Crane Foundation

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  Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis

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  From Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan

• Black necked crane in Ladakh

• Bundesarchiv Bild 135-S-15-18-08, Tibetexpedition, Schwarzhalskraniche cropped.jpg

  A 1938 photograph of a flock in the Brahmaputra valley

• Black-necked Crane Tso Kar Ladakh Jammu and Kashmir India Asia 12.08.2013.png

  100 odd of this species come to India every year for breeding. Photograph taken at Tso Kar, Ladakh, India.

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  A couple of Black-necked Tibetan Cranes spotted in 2013 near Yamdrok Lake, Xizang (Tibet), China