Cranes (Gruidae)
Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) - HBW 3, p. 83
French: Grue demoiselle
German: Jungfernkranich
Spanish: Grulla Damisela
Taxonomy: Ardea Virgo Linnaeus, 1758, India.
Genus sometimes merged with Grus, but usually considered sufficiently distinct. Monotypic.
Distribution: C Eurasia, from Black Sea E to Mongolia and NE China. Winters in Indian Subcontinent and in sub-Saharan Africa from L Chad to Ethiopia. Small, disjunct breeding populations in Turkey and in Atlas Mts, NW Africa.
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A close-up of a bird scratching its head Locality Safari World, Minburi District, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 21 November 2004 5 years ago 25 sec 4.6 -
A pair walking Locality Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 6 years ago 25 sec 4.5 -
First, a breeding pair walking with their 2 chicks. Then one parent walking with its chick. Locality Aktogay, East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 1 June 2010 1 year ago 40 sec 4.2 -
A group of birds on the ground, feeding and resting. Locality Nawa Talao Lake, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 23 sec 3.8 -
A big group of birds flying and landing next to the water. Locality Nawa Talao Lake, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 26 sec 3.8 -
A group of birds in flight. Locality Khara Kharra Tanks, Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 February 2011 2 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 24 sec 3.6
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An adult waiting for its chick.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 1 June 2010 1 year ago 4 -
An adult walking.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 1 June 2010 1 year ago 4 -
A chick walking.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 30 May 2010 1 year ago 4 -
Bird eating on the grass.
Locality Altai Republic, Eastern Russia, Russia
Sergey Pisarevsky 16 June 2011 16 weeks ago 3.8 -
Demoiselle Crane with Respected Dr.Josep Del Hoyo,(Director of IBC web site), Jordy Sargatal,Park Director and Professor Eduardo
Locality Kinchan, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan, India
Vaibhav Mishra 23 February 2011 39 weeks ago 3.7 -
A complete clutch.
Locality East Kazakhstan Province, Kazakhstan (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 17 May 2010 1 year ago 3.7
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Calls of a group of birds standing on the ground. Locality Nawa Talao Lake, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
A big group of birds in flight. Locality Nawa Talao Lake, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Calls of flock feeding and flying Locality Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 December 1990 2 years ago 4 -
A group of birds in flight, soaring. Locality Khara Kharra Tanks, Jaisalmer District, Rajasthan, India
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 February 2011 1 hour ago ADDED TODAY! 3.7 -
Calls from two birds. Locality Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA (United States)
pcx 17 March 2011 29 weeks ago 3 -
Soft contact calls of 3 individuals Locality London Wetland Centre, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 1 year ago 3
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