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BHUTAN SAIJIKI
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Birds of Bhutan
***** Location: Bhutan
***** Season: Various, see below
***** Category: Animals
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Explanation
Nestling in the eastern Himalaya, the kingdom of Bhutan is a land locked country with an approximate area of 47000 square kilometers. Its unique location along with altitude and climatic variations attribute to the tremendous diversity of flora/fauna to be found within its boundaries. Within its physical and biological diversities and with over 70% forest cover, Bhutan has some of the best remaining representative samples of the unique Himalayan eco- system.
The vegetation varies dramatically over short distance, ranging from tropical broadleaf to temperate conifer forests, to alpine shrubs and meadows. In addition, a rich assortment of medicinal herbs dot all over the country as do over 600 species of rhododendron.
These forests provide habitats for a variety of faunal species such as tigers, elephants, greater one horned rhinoceros, golden langur, blue sheep, musk deer, wolves, leopards, takins and a host of other creatures, many of which are listed as threatened or endangered.
The National Bird - THE RAVEN
(Corvus Corax Tibetanus)
Local name: Jarog
source
http://www.tourbhutantravel.com/bhutan_bird_watching.html
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. . raven (jarog)
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kigo for spring
Black-necked Crane, Grus nigricollis
also called Tibetan Crane
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on the wings
of black neck cranes
last snow
This year these birds which migrate to the Tibetan plateau for nesting have delayed their flight.
This haiku is for April 2010.
Sonam Chhoki
Black necked Crane winter migration to Bhutan.
The places they migrated to Bhutan are:
1) Phobjikha, Khotokha
2) Gyetsa, and Thangbi.
3) Bomdling
How this majestic bird “THRUNG THRUNG KARM’” to descend from the lofty Tibetan plateau and spend their winter in Bhutan.
http://www.tourbhutantravel.com/bhutan_bird_watching.html
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Worldwide use
. crane, tsuru ιΆ΄
Japan
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Things found on the way
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HAIKU
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The natural habitat of Bhutan is home to more than six hundred species of birds. More birds are being discovered every year and special surveys are going on to identify the magnitude of bird life in the country. Experts tout Bhutan as a bird watcher’s paradise; for comparison there are less than 800 species of birds found in all of North America.
A total of 14 bird species recorded in Bhutan as listed as globally threatened birds. These include the White-bellied heron, the Chestnut –breasted Partridge, Blyth’s tragopan, the Wood Snipe and the beautiful Nuthatch, all of them breed in Bhutan.
The country is also an important wintering ground for the graceful Black Necked Crane, and other winter visitors.
http://www.bhutanvisitors.com
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