White-naped crane

White-naped crane
White-naped crane in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Gruiformes
Family: Gruidae
Genus: Antigone
Species:
A. vipio
Binomial name
Antigone vipio
(Pallas, 1811)
Geographical distribution.

Green: Breeding
Yellow: Migratory passage
Red: Non-breeding

The white-naped crane (Antigone vipio, formerly Grus vipio, also known as the Daurian crane[3] in Russian sources) is a bird in the crane family, Gruidae. It is a large bird measuring 112–125 cm (44–49 in) long, about 130 cm (4.3 ft) tall, and weighing about 5.6 kg (12 lb), with pinkish legs, a grey-and-white-striped neck, and a red face patch.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Grus vipio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22692073A131927305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22692073A131927305.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "In Primorsky Krai, a red-book Daurian crane was rescued".