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White-naped crane
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The white-naped crane (Antigone vipio) is a bird of the crane family. It is a large bird, 112–125 cm (44–49 in) long, about 130 cm (4.3 ft) tall, and weighing about 5.6 kg (12 lb), with pinkish legs, a grey-and-white-striped neck, and a red face patch.
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White-naped crane | |
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White-naped crane at Saijo, Ehime, Japan | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Gruiformes |
Family: | Gruidae |
Genus: | Antigone |
Species: | A. vipio |
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Antigone vipio (Pallas, 1811) | |
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Geographical distribution. Green: Breeding |
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