black-necked crane
grus nigricollis latin

Bumthang is known for its important population of black-necked cranes migrating in winter.

Black-necked Cranes forage on the ground in small groups, often with one bird acting as a sentinel.

Loss and degradation of habitat are the main threats facing the Black-necked Cranes.

In the vicinity of the lake Black-necked Cranes and Tibetan grouse are relatively common.

Rare species such as black-necked cranes and Tibetan eared pheasants can benefit directly from co-existence with people.

Bar-headed geese and black-necked cranes migrate to Ladakh's lakes and marshes.

A special kind of dwarf bamboo grows here, which attracts the Black-necked Cranes to roost and feed in the valley during the winter season.

I overheard Leigh and Marilyn making plans with Passang for another trek soon, this time in the east to see the black-necked cranes.

It's a breeding ground for thousands of wild geese, gulls, cormorants, sandpipers, extremely rare black-necked cranes and other bird species.

Black-necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) endangered.

Further west in the meadows of Deosai, rarities such as Himalayan brown bears, kiang and black-necked cranes are filmed.

The Black-necked Cranes arrive in this valley in late October and depart in mid February.

This combination of colouration ultimately distinguishes it from similar species in Asia, like the Hooded and Black-necked Cranes.

Lastly, they winter in eastern China, where they are often the most common crane (outnumbering Black-necked Cranes ten-to-one).

One popular pilgrimage spot for Bhutan-goers is the Phobjika Valley, where endangered black-necked cranes migrate for the winter.

During the summer rainy season, the lake fills and endangered black storks and black-necked cranes, as well as many other migratory birds, fly in for the winter.

The valley is covered by a rich sward of grass in the marshy land where special variety of dwarf bamboo grows on which the Black-necked Cranes feed.

The lake area is the largest and most important wetland of Southwest China, providing wintering place of Black-necked Cranes, the only plateau crane left in the world.

The valley is rich in faunal biodiversity and has, apart from the globally threatened Black-necked Cranes Grus nigricollis, 13 other globally threatened species.

The main mineral resources are copper, molybdenum, peat, and wild animals mainly leopards, bears, lynx, deer, black-necked cranes, pheasants, Chinese caterpillar fungus, berberine, snow lion etc.

Black-necked cranes (Grus nigricollis) are found in the Lugu Lake area which is under the Vu (vulnerable category as per IUCN).

TWO black-necked cranes, a rare species that lives in the wild only in remote parts of Central Asia, hatched in captivity on the same day but half a world apart.

The main mineral resources are lead, zinc, barite, coal, gypsum, etc. and the main wildlife includes deer, black-necked cranes, chickens, gray duck, pheasant, Mongolian gazelle etc.

Autumn is also the time of the popular Thimphu tsechu (dance festival) and heralds the arrival of the black-necked cranes to their wintering grounds in central and eastern Bhutan.