HEIGHT: ~ 130 cm, 4 ft
WEIGHT: ~ 5.6 kg, 12 lbs
POPULATION: 6,700 – 7,700
TREND: Eastern population increasing; western population decreasing
STATUS:IUCN: VU; ESA: E; Cites Appendix I; CMS I, II
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HEIGHT: ~ 130 cm, 4 ft
WEIGHT: ~ 5.6 kg, 12 lbs
POPULATION: 6,700 – 7,700
TREND: Eastern population increasing; western population decreasing
STATUS:IUCN: VU; ESA: E; Cites Appendix I; CMS I, II
The White-naped Crane is a symbol of peace for the people of the Korean peninsula.
Adults – dark grey and white striped neck, reddish face patch, body plumage is dark grey, wings are silvery grey, pinkish legs; juveniles – body plumage mix of grey and cinnamon-brown, striping on the neck not as distinct as the adults.
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White-naped Cranes breed in northeastern Mongolia, northeastern China and adjacent areas of southeastern Russia. Birds in the western portion of the breeding range migrate south through China, rest at areas on the Yellow River delta and winter at wetlands in the middle Yangtze River valley. Approximately 2,000 birds in the eastern portion of the breeding range migrate south through the Korean peninsula. Several hundred remain on wintering grounds in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. The remainder continues on to the Japanese island of Kyushu, where they heavily rely upon an artificial feeding station located outside the city of Izumi.
Insects, small vertebrates, seeds, roots and tubers, wetland plants, and waste grains. At the artificial feeding station at Izumi in Japan, White-naped Cranes thrive upon rice and other cereal grains.
Listen to White-naped Crane calls:
Guard Call | A sharp, single call expressing alarm.
Unison Call | A duet performed by a pair, to strengthen their bond and protect their territory.
Habitat loss, especially due to changing hydrology, such as water diversions and the unsustainable conversion and exploitation of wetlands, illegal take including hunting, trapping and poisoning, human disturbance, fire, conversion of grasslands, power line collisions, pollution and environmental contamination, changes in agricultural practices, and disease outbreak at the Izumi Feeding Station in Japan.
Our work builds on the strong cultural ties to cranes in East Asia, to engage local communities and policy makers in the conservation of protected areas and their surrounding landscapes, including:
Ensure healthy populations of White-naped Crane populations in the Amur-Heilong Basin of Russia and China. We are:
Supporting increasing winter populations of White-naped Cranes and maintaining the extraordinary diversity of other waterbird species in Poyang and nearby lakes in southeastern China. We are:
Securing wintering grounds for White-naped Cranes in and near the Demilitarized Zone of the Korean Peninsula. We are:
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