Diurnal Time Budget and Behavior Rhythm of Wintering Black-necked Crane (&lt;I&gt;Grus nigricollis&lt;/I&gt;) at Dashanbao in Yunnan

Kong, Dejun

doi:10.3724/sp.j.1141.2008.00195

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“…A possible explanation is that RCCs maintain a larger range at lower temperatures, thus enabling them to maximize foraging to meet the energetic demands of breeding and migration. Coincidentally, blacknecked cranes (Grus nigricollis) increased their movements while foraging for food and maintaining body warmth at low temperatures during winter (Kong et al, 2008). By and large, RCC movement and temperature were significantly correlated, but during some periods temperature was not effective enough to drive RCC movements.…”

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The partitioning of temporal movement patterns of breeding red-crowned crane(Grusjaponensis) induced by temperature

Gong¹,

Gao²,

Pang³

et al. 2020

Turk J Zool

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Patterns of movement through time are important components of animal behavior and key to understanding animal ecology. Due to methodological challenges, including tracing and analyzing movements and their changes, they are seldom studied to identify both seasonal patterns and their driving forces. Using seven GPS-collared red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis, RCCs), we recorded their moving distances and concurrent climatic data to analyze the relative importance of these factors in RCC movements. Temperature was identified as the most important of these climatic variables in RCC movements. Based on temperature dependence and researcher expertise, we determined RCC temporal movement patterns as mating, brooding, wading, and growing with specific temporal periods partitioning. With the distance quantile of movement, we also identified the preferred temperature ranges in each temporal pattern. The four specific temporal partitionings of breeding movement and their preferred temperature ranges can effectively help wildlife managers devise conservation budgets and allocate resources. Our study provides a robust methodology in the partitioning of avian temporal movement patterns and further the understanding of animal behavior ecology, which is applicable to the study and conservation of other species, as well as for RCCs.

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The partitioning of temporal movement patterns of breeding red-crowned crane(Grusjaponensis) induced by temperature

Gong¹,

Gao²,

Pang³

et al. 2020

Turk J Zool

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“…Within high altitude wetland habitats in China, studies of Blacknecked Crane (Grus nigricollis) (Yang et al 2007;Kong et al 2008) have shown that foraging and resting differ significantly between summer and winter. Early morning activity is essential to replace reserves expended during long, cold nights, and only after adequate food resources have been accumulated will other behavior occur.…”

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Habitat Utilization, Time Budget and Daily Rhythm of Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) in Daocheng County, Southwest China

Ye¹,

Davison²,

Zhu³

et al. 2013

Waterbirds

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“…Since the 1970s, the Black-necked Crane has been studied primarily in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and Tibet (Ran et al, 1999;Li and Yang, 2003;Kong et al, 2008;Tsamchue et al, 2008). Blacknecked cranes have rarely been studied in Xinjiang and the few earlier studies are incomplete and likely inaccurate (Gao, 1987;Zhang and Zhang, 1991;Tian, 1999).…”

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Status and behavior of the Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) in the Altun Mountain Reserve, Xinjiang

Zhang¹,

Ming²,

Ding³

et al. 2012

Chinese Birds

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The Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) is an endemic species of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, with its population in Xinjiang largely found in the Kunlun and Altun mountain regions. A survey of the distribution, population dynamics, flock size and behavior was conducted in Altun Mountain National Natural Reserve from September to November 2011. We investigated the size and distribution of its population in this area with a sample spot survey and by direct counting. We found Black-necked Cranes on the wetlands of Wuzunxiaoer, Yusup Aleksei, Yaziquan, Qimantag, Tula Ranch and elsewhere, where we recorded 126 individual birds of the species in Yixiekepati (37°1 5′-37°23′N, 90°11′-90°20′E, elevation 3903 m), the largest population we have observed in this area. In the reserve, the population consists of about 180-200 birds. Combined with previous records, we conclude that more than 260 Black-necked Cranes live in Xinjiang. Cranes gathered conspicuously in the middle of October where the highest number of birds appeared on 29 October. All of the cranes had migrated out of this area by 6 November. Time budgets and diurnal behavior rhythms of Blacknecked Cranes were observed in the Yixiekepati wetland at daylight (from 06:00 to 18:00). Foraging was the most prevalent type of behavior during the autumn period, accounting for 58.9% of the diurnal time budget, followed by preening (13.2%), vigilance (9.5%), walking (8.2%), flying (3.5%), resting (3.4%), chirping (2.7%) and other types of behavior (0.6%).

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Diurnal Time Budget and Behavior Rhythm of Wintering Black-necked Crane (<I>Grus nigricollis</I>) at Dashanbao in Yunnan

Cited by 21 publications

References 11 publications

The partitioning of temporal movement patterns of breeding red-crowned crane(Grusjaponensis) induced by temperature

The partitioning of temporal movement patterns of breeding red-crowned crane(Grusjaponensis) induced by temperature

Habitat Utilization, Time Budget and Daily Rhythm of Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) in Daocheng County, Southwest China

Status and behavior of the Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis) in the Altun Mountain Reserve, Xinjiang

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