Grus virgo

The Demoiselle is 85–100 cm long with a 155–180 cm wingspan, slightly smaller than the Common Crane but with similar plumage. It has a long white neck stripe and the black on the foreneck extends down over the chest in a plume.

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The Grus virgo is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

scientist(s) or person(s) who first described Grus virgo is (Linnaeus, 1758) (IUCN Red List). Summary: Binomial name Anthropoides virgo Linnaeus, 1758 The Demoiselle Crane, Anthropoides virgo is a species of crane. It breeds in central Asia, with a few found in Cyprus and eastern Turkey, even far as western and Northern Pakistan and migrates to Africa in winter. The Demoiselle is 85-100 cm long with a 155-180 cm wingspan. More

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Grus virgo Show machine tags (0) Hide machine tags (0) Additional Information AttributionNoncommercialShare Alike Some rights reserved Anyone can see this photo * Taken in Kharaghoda, Gujarat (map) * Taken with a Canon EOS-1D Mark III. More

Le nom latin de la grue demoiselle est Grus virgo, et non Anthropo More

Appendix II (as Grus virgo) Included in AEWA Photo Copyright by Matthew Field Distribution Distribution Range Widely distributed in Eurasia and Africa. Africa:Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, Sudan Asia:Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea Rep. More

Order : Gruiformes
Family : Gruidae
Genus : Grus
Species : virgo
Authority : (Linnaeus, 1758)