Jenjang dan burung perancah (Cranes & Waders)
Black-necked Crane
Grus nigricollis
- selestial
- 90 km/h
- Hampir terancam
Winters in the Phobjikha Valley below Gangtey, where its arrival is welcomed as a quiet annual blessing. The only crane of the high plateau.
- Populasi
- Roughly 10,000–17,000 mature individuals depending on survey year (≈10,070–10,970 per 2013 count; ≈16,500 per more recent figure); trend reported as increasing
- Habitat
- High-altitude alpine wetlands — lakeside and riverine marshes, wet meadows, and river valleys for breeding; sheltered lower-elevation valleys and agricultural wetlands for wintering
- Fakta menarik
- The Black-necked Crane is the only crane species adapted to breed on the high Tibetan Plateau, nesting in wetlands at elevations that can exceed 4,000 meters.
- Sebaran
- Tibetan Plateau and adjacent highlands, breeding chiefly across Tibet, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu (China); winters also descend into Bhutan and northeastern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim), with historical occurrence in Nepal
- Makanan
- Omnivorous: tubers and roots of sedges and other plants, earthworms, insects, snails, small fish, frogs, lizards and voles, plus waste grain and root crops (barley, potatoes, turnips) in farmland during winter
- Ukuran
- 1,39 m
- Bentang sayap
- 2,35 m
- Masa hidup
- 15 tahun
