The black-necked crane, the only crane that moves on the plateau in the world, is a lucky bird with a body length of 120 cm.

As for the black-necked crane, it is a single species with no subspecies differentiation. Because its chicks are very aggressive, the survival rate is relatively low. At the same time, because the Tibetan people believe in Buddhism, they are very fond of black-necked cranes, which are often called? Crane? 、? Lucky bird? Wait a minute. So what other characteristics does it have? What is its life habit? Let's follow me to have a look.

Black-necked crane Black-necked crane, also known as Tibetan crane, wild goose and black goose, is a large wetland waterfowl, mainly distributed in China, Bhutan, India and other regions. Their breeding season is from May to July, and females lay about 2 eggs per nest. After laying eggs, females and males hatch eggs together, but females are still dominant. Black-necked cranes will nest in the grass or reeds beside the water, and some elytrigia, sedge and dry aquatic plants are the main materials for their nests.

The characteristic black-necked crane is larger, and the female is larger than the male. Its body length is about 1 14 to 120 cm and its weight is about 3850 to 6250 grams. Its body color is mainly grayish white, its head and eyes are dark red, two-thirds of its neck is black, its shoulders are light grayish black and its tail is black. The withered feathers are prominent on the upper back of the female bird, which are brown, but not obvious in the male bird. The black-necked crane has a yellow iris, a gray mouth and black legs and feet.

Living habits Black-necked cranes like to live in plateau, swamp, meadow, reed swamp and other places. They usually integrate group activities, and a group will have about 3 to 5 members. They are very vigilant and will land only when they are sure that there is no danger. Some plants' leaves, roots, corn, algae and other plant foods are their main foods, and sometimes they also eat insects, fish, frogs and other foods.

Present situation and protection At present, the black-necked crane is in a fragile state, which is mainly caused by the destruction of its habitat by human activities. The pecking of crops makes farmers hate them; Humans illegally hunt and pick up birds' eggs and so on. Later, the black-necked crane was included in the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species 20 12, Washington Convention Endangered Level: Appendix I, China Red Book of Endangered Animals: Endangered.