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Some breeding observations on the Siberian White Crane Grus leucogeranus in the Kolyma lowlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2010

E. Potapov
E. Potapov
Affiliation:
Edward Grey Institute, South Parks Road, Oxford OXi 3PS, U.K
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Some observations on a pair of Siberian White Cranes Grus leucogeranus were made during 1986-1991 in the Kolyma lowlands, former U.S.S.R. Their nesting habitat and behaviour are described. The diet and food distribution of both adult and chick are discussed. Observations in 1989 and the apparent starvation of a chick in 1991 suggested that narrow (10-20 m wide) strips of floating turf bordering permafrost-formed ponds and lakes may be essential for birds feeding a chick. In 1,050 km2 of tundra there were only 25 km of suitable lakeshore and of this about 18 km were used by the family.

Type
Research Article
Information
Bird Conservation International , Volume 2 , Issue 2 , June 1992 , pp. 149 - 156
Copyright
Copyright © Birdlife International 1992

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