Unknown Bird

[GSR Reddy]

Shot this image in TIBET while trekking, can somebody tell me what Bird it is.
Sony H1- full auto

[Kiran Ghadge]

Nice image.. TFS

This is Black Necked Crane
http://www.birding.in/birds/Gruiformes/Gruidae/black-necked_crane.htm

139 cm. Large, whitish-grey crane. Black head and upper neck apart from whitish postocular patch and red crown patch. Black primaries and secondaries. Similar spp. Common Crane G. grus is smaller, has white stripe from behind eye extending down nape and black primaries, not secondaries. Red-crowned Crane G. japonensis has white primaries and more extensive white area behind eye. Voice Call is high-pitched and penetrating.

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2797&m=0

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Ramesh,
Good that you could see it. Lot of people have been trying to see this Black necked crane scientific name Grus nigricollis.

It seems you missed the focus a bit as the autofocus has picked the grass instead.

How far were they from you?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice image. Thanks for sharing. Thanks Kiran for the information, it helps to know more about the bird.

Keep posting..

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Can't expect much from a point-and-shoot. A very Good sighting though. Thanks for the info, Kiran.

[GSR Reddy]

Ramesh,
Good that you could see it. Lot of people have been trying to see this Black necked crane scientific name Grus nigricollis.

It seems you missed the focus a bit as the autofocus has picked the grass instead.

How far were they from you?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

about 100 feet sabyasachi. this bird i sighted at the altitude of 16000 feet. also shot some bucks with white patch on the back with a small tail.

[GSR Reddy]

Nice image.. TFS

This is Black Necked Crane
http://www.birding.in/birds/Gruiformes/Gruidae/black-necked_crane.htm

139 cm. Large, whitish-grey crane. Black head and upper neck apart from whitish postocular patch and red crown patch. Black primaries and secondaries. Similar spp. Common Crane G. grus is smaller, has white stripe from behind eye extending down nape and black primaries, not secondaries. Red-crowned Crane G. japonensis has white primaries and more extensive white area behind eye. Voice Call is high-pitched and penetrating.

http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2797&m=0
Thanks for the information kiran.