One of the 11 cranes on WAnimals
Birds · Gruiformes · Gruidae
Black-necked Crane
Grus nigricollis
Near Threatened
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The black-necked crane is the only crane in the world that lives and breeds high in the mountains throughout its cycle. It breeds on the peat bogs of the Tibetan plateau, above 3,000 metres, and comes down in winter to somewhat lower valleys in Tibet, Yunnan and Bhutan. It was the last crane species to be described by science, in 1876. Its recent recovery owes much to its sacred role in Tibetan and Bhutanese Buddhist culture.
Weight
5 kg – 7 kg
Size
1.2 m – 1.4 m
Life expectancy
30 years
