Numbers and breeding success of Black-necked Cranes (<em>Grus nigricollis</em>) at Ruoergai Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province

Zheng-Quan JIANG; Feng-Shan LI; Jiang-Hong RAN; Bo ZHANG; Bin WANG; Man ZHANG; Hua LI

doi:10.11813/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.s1.0128

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Zheng-Quan JIANG, Feng-Shan LI, Jiang-Hong RAN, Bo ZHANG, Bin WANG, Man ZHANG, Hua LI. Numbers and breeding success of Black-necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) at Ruoergai Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province. Zoological Research, 2014, 35(S1): 128-133. doi: 10.11813/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.s1.0128

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Zheng-Quan JIANG, Feng-Shan LI, Jiang-Hong RAN, Bo ZHANG, Bin WANG, Man ZHANG, Hua LI. Numbers and breeding success of Black-necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) at Ruoergai Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province. Zoological Research, 2014, 35(S1): 128-133. doi: 10.11813/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.s1.0128

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Numbers and breeding success of Black-necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) at Ruoergai Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province

doi: 10.11813/j.issn.2095-8137.2014.s1.0128

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College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Key Laboratory of Bio-resources and Eco-environment of Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610064, China;
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College of History and Tourism, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541001, China ;
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International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin 53913, USA ;
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Sichuan Ruoergai National Nature Reserve, Ruoergai, Sichuan 624500, China

Received Date: 2014-09-12
Rev Recd Date: 2014-12-20
Publish Date: 2014-12-08

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A survey was conducted on Black-necked Cranes (Grus nigricollis) and their breeding success from April-September, 2013 at Ruoergai National Nature Reserve. There were 893 Black-necked Cranes in September, including 174 breeding pairs (348 birds), 275 chicks, and 270 non-breeding individuals. The cranes mainly were recorded at Huahu, Cuolajian, Haqiu, and Cuoqiu Lakes and the surrounding marshes, as well as riverine marshes at Lalianqiao, Heiqinqiao, and Nanenqiekai valleys. All of them, 70% were breeding pairs, 30% were non-breeding individual, with a largest flock of 106 birds was recorded. Of all breeding pairs, 90.2% had their eggs laid and hatched, mostly in June with 151 chicks (54.5%). Number of chicks accounted for 30.8% of the total number of Black-necked Cranes in September. Effective measures should be taken to protect lakes and other wetlands that are used by Black-necked Cranes for breeding at Ruoergai.
- Black-necked Crane,
- Ruoergai Marsh,
- Number,
- Breeding success

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