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Demoiselle cranes Kurja find sanctuary in Lunkaransar Bikaner Rajasthan

1,282 views · Published 15 November 2018 · 10:48 · Indexed 3 October 2026

Channel: Rakesh Sharma Bikaner · 2018 · Film & Animation

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The September skies of Lunkaransar, a sleepy village in north-west India, fill with the noisy arrival of thousands of demoiselle cranes ie Kurja Birds in Locally. These winged visitors transform the nondescript town into one of the favoured bird-watching destinations in the  Lunkaransar near Bikaner Rajasthan. More than3,500 of these migratory birds, the smallest of the cranes, descend on Lunkaransar every winter, attracting bird lovers,
Lunkaransar village on the edge of the Thar desert lies on the migration route of demoiselle cranes travelling from their breeding grounds in Eurasia to India's milder winter. In late September, the first flocks take to the skies from the plateaus, steppes and wetlands of Mongolia and the Caucasus region. They cover the 5,000-kilometre journey in about two weeks, flying across many international frontiers and soaring over the Himalaya. By November thousands of birds land and for five months in Lunkaransar becomes a 'crane village' .
The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) is the smallest of the 15 crane species. An adult is about 80 centimetres tall and has a wingspan of over one metre. The crane's blue-grey plumage contrasts with its black legs, black neck and black head. The beak is dark gray at the base, changing to an orange shade at the tip. And no one can miss the shining, scarlet eyes. The adults display two silky white tufts, rising behind the eyes and falling onto the back of the neck. Long black feathers grow below the adult crane's neck and drape down to its breast .
The cranes begin their day much before dawn. Flying in from the various places where they roosted at night, they land in the feeding area. The grains are already spread out on the ground for them and they quickly start pecking.
प्रवासी पक्षी (डेमोइसेल क्रेन) को स्थानीय भाषा में कुरजां कहते हैं। कुरजां अधिकतर बीकानेर संभाग और जोधपुर संभाग के गांवों में तालाबों पर पानी पीने के लिए आती हैं। ये पक्षी साइबेरिया से ईरान, अफगानिस्तान आदि देशों से होते हुए भारत में प्रतिवर्ष आते हैं। छापर का तालाब और घाना पक्षी विहार भरतपुर में ये आना अधिक पसन्द करते हैं।

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