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Rare bird comes to call at Jilin nature reserve

Updated: Mar 9, 2021 chinadaily.com.cn Print
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Some of the winter population of the great bustard species of bird takes wing in the Momoge National Nature Reserve in Northeast China's Jilin province. It is very rare for such a large population of great bustards to stay the winter in the nature reserve. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Flocks of great bustard are to be seen in the Momoge National Nature Reserve. The great bustard is a national first class protected wild animal and is included on the Red List of Endangered Species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It mainly inhabits open plains, grasslands and semi-desert areas and also appears on the banks of rivers and lakes. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

 

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