Black-necked crane

Black-necked crane
Black-necked crane ( Grus nigricollis )
Systematics
Class : Birds (aves) Order : Crane birds (Gruiformes) Family : Common crane (Gruidae) Subfamily : Common cranes (Gruinae) Genre : Grus Type : Black-necked crane
Scientific name
Grus nigricollis
Przewalski , 1876

The 120 cm long black-necked crane ( Grus nigricollis ) is a large white-gray bird with a black head and upper neck. The head has a white posterior eye spot and a red apex spot. The arm and hand wings are colored black.

This crane breeds mainly in the highlands of Tibet , but also in Ladakh in India . He winters in lower areas in China and Bhutan .

The population is estimated at 5600 to 6000 animals. The species is protected by law in India, China and Bhutan.

Web links

Commons : Black-necked crane ( Grus nigricollis )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Craneworld - image of a black-necked crane
• Grus nigricollis in the endangered Red List species the IUCN 2008. Posted by: BirdLife International, 2008. Accessed January 31 of 2009.
• Videos, photos and sound recordings of Grus nigricollis in the Internet Bird Collection