Siberian crane  (Grus leucogeranus)

The Siberian crane occurs in three distinct populations, the largest of which is the eastern population that breeds in the northeast of Siberia (7) and migrates 3,100 miles to the Yangtze River in China to overwinter (5). The central population breeds in western Siberia and undertakes a 3,700 mile migration to overwinter in Rajasthan in India, mainly at Keoladeo National Park. The western population, which according to recent estimates contains just nine birds, migrates just as far (5); it overwinters in Iran at one site on the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and breeds in the northwest of Russia, although the precise location is unknown (7).

The Siberian crane uses wetlands for feeding, nesting and roosting, preferring wide areas of shallow fresh water with good visibility (7). The breeding grounds of the eastern population are situated on tundra and sedge dominated wetlands. The central population breeds in sphagnum bogs and marshy areas and overwinters in artificial water bodies that hold monsoon rainwater (7).