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White-naped crane migration Grus vipio
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Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Grus vipio |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 185 cm |
| Records mapped | 7,805 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q27452479 (CC0).
Migration in the data
7,805 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In East Asia and Australasia, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in May (about 48°N) and furthest south in December (about 35°N).
Month by month: centre of records in East Asia and Australasia
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 35°N | 0% |
| February | 35°N | 0% |
| March | 37°N | 0% |
| April | 46°N | 0% |
| May | 48°N | 0% |
| June | 48°N | 0% |
| July | 48°N | 0% |
| August | 48°N | 0% |
| September | 48°N | 0% |
| October | 44°N | 0% |
| November | 36°N | 0% |
| December | 35°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the white-naped crane
The white-naped crane is a bird in the crane family, Gruidae. It breeds in shallow wetlands and wet meadows in northeastern Mongolia, northeastern China, and adjacent areas of southeastern Russia. It is a large bird measuring 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.
From the Wikipedia article “White-naped crane” (revision 1378199602), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2474942&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.