Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cranes :: Demoiselle Crane

Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Grus virgo

Photographs

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Range

C. Palearctic;
S. Spain and nw. Africa (n. Morocco, Nigeria, Chad and Sudan. Formerly in Algeria and Tunisia). Se. Europe e. through ne. Turkey to n. Caspian Sea and Aral Sea, w. Kazakhstan, Kirghiz steppes to the Altai and se. Siberia from s. Transbaicalia to Ussuriland and n. China (nw. Sinkiang e. through Inner Mongolia and w. Manchuria).
Winters in nc. Africa and India.

Videos

Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Two birds walking and feeding in a stubble field.

Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Two birds in flight.

Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Two birds taking flight.

Izumi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan - Feb 10, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is feeding in a stubble field.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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