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There are two subspecies of Great Bustards in China:Otis tarda tarda, a rare resident of in Kashi region. Tianshan Mountains and Turpan region in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. The other isO. t. dybowskii found in northeastern China. In 840 km2 survey area 150 Great Bustards were found. The average density was 0.81 birds/km2. Reasons for the decline of Great Bustard were analyzed. Conservation measures for the Great Bustards are recommended
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Bowen, L. The status and conservation of the great bustard in northeast China. Journal of Forestry Research 8, 186–187 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02855416
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02855416