White-naped Crane

Antigone vipio (Pallas, 1811)

≈105 cmLength190 cmWingspan4.7 kgWeight

It has a gray body, red face and a single white band extending from the back of the head down the neck.

Busiest months: December–February · Most records: Japan, China, Mongolia

How to identify

Field marks

Body gray, with one red patch on the face
Throat white, with one white band from the back of the head down the back of the neck
Neck gray in front and white behind
Legs and feet pink

Male, female and young

Juvenile has a brown head and pale throat.

Voice

At close range, gives low, growling contact calls or high-pitched calls.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: December–February · Most records: Japan, China, Mongolia

White-naped Crane has been recorded at 135 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

To protect this bird from disturbance, we don't list exact sites.

Countries and regions with the most records

Japan China Mongolia Russia South Korea United Arab Emirates

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The white-naped crane (Antigone vipio) is a bird in the crane family, Gruidae. It breeds in shallow wetlands and wet meadows in northeastern Mongolia, northeastern China, and adjacent areas of southeastern Russia. 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.

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Questions

How big is the White-naped Crane?

The White-naped Crane is about ≈105 cm long, with a wingspan of 190 cm and weighs around 4.7 kg.

Where does the White-naped Crane live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: southeastern Siberia, northeastern Mongolia and northeastern China. It is most often recorded in Japan, China and Mongolia.