The stay lasts from December to March. These fascinating birds are on the verge of extinction and number only a few hundreds now. The birds from the western parts of the globe migrate to Keoladeo, coming from the river basin region, in the Aral mountains in Siberia via Afghanistan and Pakistan. The other stop for them is Feredunkenar in Iran. The Siberian crane is different from the Indian cranes in its eating habits.
Siberian cranes are entirely vegetarian.
They feed on aquatic roots and tubers in loose flocks of five or six. The heronry of Keoladeo is one of the finest in the world. Each of the birds are specialist feeders like the Siberian crane. This spectacular harmony also houses a range of mammals and reptiles - Nilgai, sambar, chital, leopard and the wild bear are some of them. Large rock pythons can also be spotted here, especially at Python point, beyond the Keoladeo temple, an ideal place for reptile lovers.