White-naped crane | |
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White-naped crane in Saijō, Ehime Prefecture, Japan | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Gruidae |
Genus: | Antigone |
Species: | A. vipio
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Binomial name | |
Antigone vipio (Pallas, 1811)
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Geographical distribution. Green: 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.