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Species
Near Threatened黑颈鹤（學名：Grus nigricollis），别称高原鹤、藏鹤、雁鹅等，是世界上唯一的一种生长、繁殖在高原的鹤类。1876年，俄国探险家普尔热瓦尔斯基第一次在中国青海湖发现黑颈鹤，这是全球发现得最晚的一种鹤类，使世界鹤类总数达到15种。黑颈鹤名列中国98种特有鸟类中的第26号，属于中国国家一级保护动物，《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》和国际鸟类红皮书把黑颈鹤定为全球急需拯救的鸟类。
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- taxon name
- Grus nigricollis
- Commons category
- Grus nigricollis
- Commons gallery
- Grus nigricollis
- taxon common name
- 黑颈鹤
- wingspan
- 190
- litter size
- 2
- egg incubation period
- 32
- endemic to
- Buxa Tiger Reserve
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- short name
- G. nigricollis
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Encyclopedic overview
The black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) is a medium-sized crane in Asia that breeds on the Tibetan Plateau and remote parts of India and Bhutan. It is 139 cm (55 in) long with a 235 cm (7.71 ft) wingspan, and it weighs 5.5 kg (12 lb). It is whitish-gray, with a black head, red crown patch, black upper neck and legs, and white patch to the rear of the eye. It has black primaries and secondaries. Both sexes are similar. Some populations are known to make seasonal movements. It is revered in Buddhist traditions and culturally protected across much of its range. A festival in Bhutan celebrates the bird while the Indian union territory of Ladakh has designated it as the state bird.
Distribution and habitat
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