Where is the red-crowned crane in Jiangsu?

Yancheng Red-crowned Crane Reserve is the largest coastal wetland reserve in China and the most important wintering place for the national first-class protected animals. Located in the central coastal area of Jiangsu Province, it governs the beaches of five counties (cities) such as Dongtai, Dafeng, Sheyang, Binhai and Xiangshui.

Red-crowned cranes wintering in Yancheng National Rare Bird Nature Reserve, Jiangsu Province, have begun their journey to the north. Red-crowned crane is a national first-class protected animal and a vulnerable species in the world. Generally, I stayed in the nature reserve from 1 1 until March of the following year. Throughout the winter, they fly freely here, and the number is as high as 500.

Jiangsu Yancheng National Nature Reserve (rare birds), also known as Yancheng Biosphere Reserve (Yancheng Reserve for short), is located 40 kilometers east of Yancheng City, covering five counties (cities) of Xiangshui, Binhai, Sheyang, Dafeng and Dongtai. Geographical coordinates are: east longitude119 53' 45 "~1218'12", north latitude 32 48' 47 "~ 34 29". 1992 was upgraded to a national nature reserve. In 2007, it was renamed Yancheng Wetland National Nature Reserve in Jiangsu Province. The main protected objects of the reserve are rare wild animals such as red-crowned cranes and the tidal flat wetland ecosystem on which they depend.

Brief introduction of red-crowned crane

Red-crowned crane (scientific name: Grusjaponensis): It is a large wading bird of Crane family, with a body length of 120- 160 cm. The neck and feet are long, mostly white, the top of the head is bright red, the throat and neck are black, the ears are white to the head pillow, the feet are black, the neck and tail feathers and feet are black when standing, the top of the head is red, and the rest are white; When flying, only the second and third flight feathers and neck and feet are black, and the rest are white, which is extremely obvious and easy to identify. The bird's head and neck are brown, and its feathers are white and maroon.

Usually couples or married groups and small groups. In the migration season and winter, several or dozens of family groups often form larger groups. Sometimes there are as many as 40-50 clusters, even more than 100 clusters. However, when they are active, they are still scattered in small groups or family groups in a certain area. At night, they mostly inhabit shallows or reed ponds surrounded by water, and mainly feed on the stems, leaves, tubers, bulbs and fruits of fish, shrimp, aquatic insects, mollusks, tadpoles, nereis, clams, snails and aquatic plants. Distributed in northeast China, eastern Mongolia, east bank of Russian Ussuri River, North Korea, South Korea and Hokkaido.