White-naped crane  (Grus vipio)

Authentication

Authenticated (20/05/08) by Dr. Sundev Gombobaatar, Associate Professor, Zoology Department, National University of Mongolia. Vice President, Mongolian Ornithological Society.
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Glossary

Steppe: A biome (or subdivision of the Earth's surface) that is composed of a swathe of temperate grassland stretching from Romania to China.
Territory: Area occupied and defended by an animal, a pair of animals or a colony.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (April, 2005)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2789&m=0
  3. CITES (April, 2005)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Convention on Migratory Species (August, 2008)
    http://www.cms.int
  5. International Crane Foundation (April, 2005)
    http://www.savingcranes.org
  6. Gombobaatar, S. (2008) Pers. Comm.
  7. Bradter, U., Gombobaatar, S., Uuganbayar, C., Grazia, G. and Exo, K.M. (2007) Time budgets and habitat use of white-naped cranes Grus vipio in the Ulz river valley, north-eastern Mongolia during the breeding season. Journal of Bird Conservation International, 17: 259 - 271.
  8. Gombobaatar, S. (2002) Cranes of Onon and Ulz river basins. Amphibians, Reptiles and Birds of Mongolia, 1: 90 - 109.
  9. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.