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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Antigone vipio

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Gruidae

Genus

Antigone

Species

Antigone vipio

Aves🍂 Omnivore

White-naped Crane

Antigone vipio (White-naped Crane · マナヅル)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)VU (Vulnerable)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Class II endangered wildlife (Korea) · Natural Monument (Korea) «White-naped Crane»

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Omnivore

Length · Height

No data · 1.3m

Mass · Top Speed

5.6kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Wetlands and grasslands, and grain fields in winter (breeding in northeastern Mongolia, northeastern China, and southeastern Russia)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its standing height of about 1.3 m is about 2/3 the height of a standard door (about 2 m) (Comparison).
💡 Its weight of about 5.6 kg is just over half of a 10 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
💡 The International Crane Foundation highlights winter fields in Korea such as Cheorwon as wintering grounds in need of protection.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)45

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

#재두루미#Antigone vipio

📖 1. Overview

The White-naped Crane is a large crane that breeds in northeastern Mongolia, northeastern China, and southeastern Russia and winters on the Korean Peninsula, in Japan, and along the middle Yangtze River in China. It is listed as Vulnerable (VU) by the IUCN.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It is a large bird standing about 1.3 m tall and weighing in the mid-5 kg range. As its English name (White-naped) suggests, the back of its neck is white.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It eats insects, small vertebrates, seeds, roots and tubers, wetland plants, and fallen grain. About 2,000 birds of the eastern population pass through the Korean Peninsula, with several hundred wintering in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and the rest continuing to Kyushu, Japan.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

In Korea it is Class II endangered wildlife (Korea) and was designated as a Natural Monument (Korea) on May 31, 1968 (1968-05-31). The International Crane Foundation notes that about 2,000 birds of the eastern population pass through the Korean Peninsula and several hundred winter in the DMZ.