Many of these birds reside or breed at high-altitude wetlands such as Tso Moriri. The fauna of Ladakh have much in common with that of Central Asia generally, and especially those of the Tibetan Plateau.
A significant number of these birds inhabit or reproduce at high-altitude wetlands such as Tso Moriri. The wildlife of Ladakh shares many similarities with that of Central Asia in general, and particularly those of the Tibetan Plateau.