White-naped Crane
Antigone vipio
Photo: pittafisher / CC BY 4.0 / iNaturalist
The white-naped crane is a large crane with white feathering from the back of the head down the neck, and it visits Japan in winter. It moves in pairs or family groups, feeding in paddies and wetlands. Izumi in Kagoshima is one of Japan's leading wintering grounds for this species and the hooded crane, and "the cranes of Kagoshima Prefecture and their wintering grounds" are a Special Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Antigone vipio
- Group
- Birds
- Prefectures
- Kagoshima
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- VulnerableMinistry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026)
- When to see
- October to March
- 日本語
- マナヅル
- 简体中文
- 白枕鹤
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Arrives from Siberia in Izumi, Kagoshima, alongside Hooded Cranes from about mid-October and winters there until around March. Crane numbers peak around December to January.
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Frequently asked questions
The White-naped Crane is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Kagoshima.
You can see the White-naped Crane at Ishikawa Zoo, Kobe Municipal Oji Zoo, Tama Zoological Park, among others (confirmed on each facility's official website on 2026-10-15).
The White-naped Crane is mainly seen in October to March. Arrives from Siberia in Izumi, Kagoshima, alongside Hooded Cranes from about mid-October and winters there until around March. Crane numbers peak around December to January.
The White-naped Crane is listed as "Vulnerable" in the Ministry of the Environment 5th Red List (2026) (listed as マナヅル).
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