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Village is situated 130 kms from Jodhpur and 5 kms
from Phalodi. This is a natural sanctuary to the bird
Kurjan. This bird belongs to South Western Europe, Black
sea, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, North and South Africa
and Mongolia. It India, this bird is known as Kurjan,
karkara and kunch. When Europe cold becomes intolerable
then these birds migrate to India. Surviving on insects,
frogs, fish, wheat barley and seeds of watermelon and
dangerous for the crops. While flying as it makes lot of
noise and sounds like kurr-kurr, thus it is known as
kurjan. The bird having great affinity towards the Indian
land occupies a massive area for its stay, transforming it
into a bird sanctuary
Kheechan village becomes absolutely deserted when these
birds return to Europe. Besides kheechan, these cranes can
also be seen Bapp Lake, Bhadriya and Bhatiyana in
Jaisalmer, many villages of Barmer, Rama, Morda, Talab and
Badrajune in Jalore and also near Sanchore. They are also
seen in Krishna Mrig sanctuary in Tal Chappar of Churu
district and the Bharatpur bird sanctuary. |
