Status of distribution of Great Bustard in Northeast area of China

Abstract

Great bustard is one of the enelangered species in China. It breeds in China. The breeding area is not complete, but scattered, which is from the northeast of Neimenggu grassland to the sand land of Hulunbeier. This breeding areas are isolated by Daxing’an Mountain, which are Neimeng, Songnen Plain and Kerqin sand land. The total area is about 7810 km². The estimated total number of Great Bustands in the Northeast area of China is 377 birds.

Keywords

Great bustard / Distribution / Population number

References

[1] Collar, E.J., 1985. The world status of the Great bustard bustard Studies. Journal of the ICBP bustard Group.

[2] Lin Li et al. Status and Conservation of Grea bustard in the World Chinese Wildlife, 1991, 61: 10-12. (in Chinese)

[3] Lin Li et al. A study on the behavior of Grea bustard Chinese Wildlife, 1993, 71: 29-31. (in Chinese)