The black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) is a medium-sized crane with a black head and neck, mostly whitish-grey body, and a distinctive red patch of bare skin on its crown and a white patch behind the eye. It has a long lifespan, with some living for up to 30 years. They have a long lifespan, with some living for up to 30 years. Black-necked cranes breed in high-altitude alpine bog meadows and marshes on the Tibetan and Yunnan-Guizhou plateaus, then migrate to warmer regions for winter, with popular destinations including the Phobjikha Valley in Bhutan and wetlands in India and China.
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