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The Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus), also known as the Siberian white crane or the snow crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes.They are distinctive among the cranes: adults are nearly all snowy white, except for their black primary feathers that are visible in flight, and with two breeding populations in the Arctic tundra of western and eastern Russia.
Darter at sunset Saurus crane Oriental magpie-robin in Keoladeo National Park. Keoladeo National Park is an important wintering ground for large numbers of migrant birds; the most common waterfowl are gadwall, shoveler, common teal, cotton teal, tufted duck, knob-billed duck, bar-headed goose, little cormorant, great cormorant, Indian shag ...
This lake is a major tourist attraction. Many birds migrate here in winter, such as Siberian crane, ibis, and painted storks. The lake was an important habitat for an estimated 20 million resident and migratory birds, including the grey or spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis).
BNHS.1990. Keoladeo National Park Ecology Study 1980 1990. An overview. (Ibid). 1991. Freshwater turtle fauna of eastern Rajasthan. With S. Bhupathy J.Bombay Nat. Hist.Soc.88 (1):118 122. 1990: Wintering population of the Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus and its behaviour in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, India.
Keoladeo National Park: Rajasthan 41 Tal Chhapar Sanctuary: Rajasthan 42 Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu 43 Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu 44 Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu 45 Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu 46 Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu 47 Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary: Tamil Nadu 48
The populations of Siberian cranes (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) that wintered in India declined due to hunting along the route, particularly in Afghanistan and Central Asia. Birds were last seen in their favourite wintering grounds in Keoladeo National Park in 2002. [135]
Keoladeo National Park: Rajasthan: 1 October 1981: 28.73: It became the first Ramsar site along with Chilka Lake: 24 Ropar Wetland: Punjab: 22 January 2002: 13.65: A humanmade wetland of lake and river formed by the 1952 construction of a barrage for diversion of water from the Sutlej River for drinking and irrigation.
The name "Keoladeo" is derived from the name of an ancient Hindu temple devoted to Lord Shiva. In the sanctuary's central zone, the Hindi term "Ghana" implies dense, thick areas of the forest cover. It is mainly famous for its Siberian crane. It was the only habitat of Siberian crane in the world, other than Siberia. The species has stopped ...