Thousands of Kurjan birds soar above Rajasthan's winter landscape

Thousands of Demoiselle Cranes (Anthropoides virgo), locally known as Kurjan, Koonj or Kurja, gather in the skies over Rajasthan, India, during their annual winter migration. Large flocks of these migratory birds fly across the dawn landscape, creating a remarkable aerial spectacle over the desert. Demoiselle Cranes are the smallest crane species and undertake one of the world's most demanding long-distance migrations. Their journey begins in breeding grounds across Mongolia and Central Eurasia before continuing south toward the Indian subcontinent. During migration, many flocks cross the Himalayan mountain range, travelling through high-altitude routes before reaching wintering areas in northwestern India. Rajasthan's desert ecosystems provide important seasonal habitat, food resources, and resting grounds for these birds. The footage captures the scale of this migratory phenomenon and the seasonal arrival of Demoiselle Cranes in the Thar Desert region. #demoisellecrane #anthropoidesvirgo #kurjan #koonj #rajasthan #migratorybirds #birdmigration #wintermigration #birdwatching #wildlife #thardesert #avianlife #ornithology #indiawildlife #cranes This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Please subscribe to our channel wildfilmsindia on Youtube www.youtube.com/channel/UCixvwLpO_pk4uVOkkkqP3Mw?sub_confirmation=1 and The Best of India at www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxdSa8WGHe8nVyOm-oqWmQ for a steady stream of videos from across India. Also, visit and enjoy your journey across India at www.clipahoy.com , India's first video-based social networking experience. Reach us at rupindang [at] gmail [dot] com and [email protected] To SUBSCRIBE click the below link: www.youtube.com/channel/UCixvwLpO_pk4uVOkkkqP3Mw?sub_confirmation=1 and www.youtube.com/channel/UCfxdSa8WGHe8nVyOm-oqWmQ Like & Follow Us on: Facebook: www.facebook.com/WildernessFilmsIndiaLimited Website: www.wildfilmsindia.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/wildfilmsindia Order our wildfilmsindia t-shirt from Amazon at: www.amazon.in/gp/product/B08DJF9KTS/ref=cx_skuctr_share?smid=A1OGSZV4EFO78D #WildFilmsIndia #WildernessFilmsIndia #BroadcastStockFootage