Where to see the White-naped Crane
Antigone vipio · bird · Gruidae
White-naped Crane (Antigone vipio) is recorded in 20 protected areas and wildlife sites across 3 countries in our database. The places with the strongest evidence are 江西鄱阳湖南矶湿地国家级自然保护区 (China), Izumi crane migration grounds (Japan) and Mongol Daguur SPNA (Mongolia).
Where is the best place to see the White-naped Crane?
Based on GBIF records and our guides, the best-documented places to see the White-naped Crane are 江西鄱阳湖南矶湿地国家级自然保护区 (China), Izumi crane migration grounds (Japan) and Mongol Daguur SPNA (Mongolia). Most sites are in China (16), Mongolia (3) and Japan (1). It appears in 1 trip report in our library.
Top 20 places for the White-naped Crane
| # | Place | Country | GBIF records | Years | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 江西鄱阳湖南矶湿地国家级自然保护区 | China | 51 | 2010–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 2 | Izumi crane migration grounds | Japan | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 3 | Mongol Daguur SPNA | Mongolia | – | – | Reported by our guide |
| 4 | 황하삼각주 국가급자연보호구 | China | 34 | 2010–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 5 | Hunchun Nature Reserve | China | 25 | 2016–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 6 | 北大港湿地自然保护区 | China | 24 | 2012–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 7 | Zhalong Nature Reserve | China | 17 | 1988–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 8 | 乐亭菩提岛诸岛省级自然保护区 | China | 9 | 2005–2007 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 9 | Dongting Lake National Natural Reserve | China | 8 | 2012–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 10 | Mangshan (National) Forest Park | China | 8 | 2021 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 11 | Elsen Tasarkhai | Mongolia | 7 | 2012–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 12 | 七星河湿地国家级自然保护区 | China | 7 | 1998–2017 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 13 | 七里海鸟类保护区 | China | 5 | 2018–2023 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 14 | 大黄堡湿地自然保护区 | China | 5 | 2021–2024 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 15 | Chongming National Geopark | China | 5 | 2005–2006 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 16 | Khustain Nuruu National Park | Mongolia | 4 | 2016–2019 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 17 | Shanghai Yangtze River Estuary Chinese Sturgeon Nature Reserve | China | 4 | 2005–2006 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 18 | Chongming Dongtan National Nature Reserve | China | 4 | 2005–2006 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 19 | Yancheng Rare Bird National Nature Reserve | China | 3 | 2019–2023 | Recorded on GBIF |
| 20 | Sommerpalast | China | 3 | 2020 | Recorded on GBIF |
By country
China: 16, Mongolia: 3 and Japan: 1.
Seen on trips
The White-naped Crane is recorded in these trip reports:
- Japan Winter Birding Trip Report, January to February 2025: Tropical Birding — Tropical Birding
Tours that have recorded it
- Japan in Winter: Birding on Ice — Tropical Birding
In our guides
Read the full species account in our Japan guide, Korea guide, Mongolia guide.
Take it with you
Build a free printable field guide or e-book for any of these places, with photos and a checklist.
Make a field guide for 江西鄱阳湖南矶湿地国家级自然保护区Photo: (c) pittafisher, some rights reserved (CC BY), CC BY 4.0.
GBIF downloads: China, Japan, Mongolia.
Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.