The scientific name of Black-Necked Crane is Grus Nigricollis (Latin), and belongs to the Gruidae family of Gruiformes order. Black-necked Crane is a large-size wading bird, with a full body-length of around 120 centimeters. The color of its body ranges from silver gray to approximately white, with dotted brown brims.

Black-Necked Crane has been listed as vulnerably endangered by International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) in 1994. In China, there are 3,562 birds in Yunnan and western Guizhou in 2003 and 6940 of them in Tibet in 2007.

Black-necked Crane usually hibernates in Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, and breeds in Tibet, Qinghai and Gansu provinces in China and the bird can also be found in countries including Bhutan, India and Vietnam. [Xinhua]

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