Zi-Jian, W., Yu-Min, G., Zhi-Gang, D., Yong-Jun, S., Ju-Cai, Y.,
Sheng, N. and Feng-Qin, Y., 2020. Autumn Migration Route and Stopover
Sites of Black-Necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) Breeding in Yanchiwan
Nature Reserve, China. Waterbirds, 43(1), pp.94-100.
(黑颈鹤,HQLG4021S,44g)
From July to November 2018, 10 Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)
juveniles were tracked using GPS-GSM satellite transmitters to study
their migration routes and stopover sites in Yanchiwan Nature Reserve,
Gansu Province, China. By the end of the autumn migration in November
2018, more than 25,000 GPS locations had been obtained during tracking.
Migration routes, migration distances and stopover sites were
determined, and the stopover home range was estimated for each
individual. Individuals moved away from Yanchiwan during 2-25 October
2018 and migrated through Da Qaidam, Golmud City, Qumarleb County, Zadoi
County, Zhidoi County, and Nagqu City. In mid-November 2018, the birds
arrived in Linzhou County, Tibet, China to winter. The migration routes
of all individuals were the same, and the average migration distance was
1,500 ± 120 km. Da Qaidam Salt Lake was an important stopover site,
with an average stopover duration of 27.11 ± 8.43 d, and the average
stopover range of the Black-necked Cranes at Da Qaidam was 27.4 ± 6.92
km2. Through field monitoring and satellite maps, the main habitats were
determined to be grasslands and wetlands.