Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cranes :: Black-necked Crane

Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis

Described by: Przewalski (1876)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

near Qinghai Lake, China - Jun 21, 2004 © Don Roberson  Hanle, Leh, Ladakh, India - Jun, 2005 © Nikhil Devasar  Hanle, Leh, Ladakh, India - Jun, 2005 © Nikhil Devasar 
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Range

C. Asia;
Plateau of Tibet (Damxung along Qinghai-Tibetan Highway ca. 100km n. of Lhasa) extending in small numbers s. into nw. India (e. Ladakh) and w. and c. China (Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu (Yanchiwan Nature Reserve) and Sichuan).
Migration through Lake Yamdrok Tso, Tibet.
Winters in s. Tibet (Qinghai Plateau, and Karze (Kazi) Reservoir in Lhunzhub country), Bhutan, ne. India (Ladakh, nw. Arunachal Pradesh and Assam(?)) and w. China (Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau from w. Kansu e. to e. Tsinghai).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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