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Black-Necked Cranes Make First Appearance in Assam

Rathin Barman, joint director of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) confirmed the sighting to The Wire Science and said, "The birds were sighted by Tiken Chandra Ray at Chaurang village in the Panbari Range of the park.The bird is also seen from time to time around Pangong Tso in Ladakh and in some parts of China.

"It is a time to cheer, though it is difficult to say why they have come to Assam's plains, as they are visitors to high altitude areas of Arunachal and Bhutan," Barman speculated about what could have brought the birds to Manas. "