white-naped crane
A species of crane (Grus vipio) with a distinctive white nape. The name is usually written in katakana as マナヅル.
White-naped cranes migrate to Japan in winter.
There are two white-naped cranes in that rice field.
Katakana spelling is common for animal names; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; less common than kana.
Hiragana spelling, also used.
Alternate kanji spelling.
Alternate kanji spelling.
The name まなづる likely derives from 真 (ma, 'true') + 鶴 (tsuru, 'crane'), but the exact origin is uncertain.