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Anthropoides virgo (Demoiselle Crane)

Synonyms: Anthropoides virgo virgo; Ardea virgo (homotypic); Grus virgo (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The demoiselle crane (Grus virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Birds from western Eurasia will spend the winter in Africa whilst the birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will spend the winter in the Indian subcontinent. The bird is symbolically significant in the culture of North India, where it is known as the koonj.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4.815 lbs (2.184 kg)
Birth Weight [2]  128 grams
Female Weight [1]  4.504 lbs (2.043 kg)
Male Weight [1]  5.126 lbs (2.325 kg)
Weight Dimorphism [1]  13.8 %
Diet [3]  Omnivore
Clutch Size [4]  2
Fledging [1]  60 days
Incubation [4]  28 days
Maximum Longevity [4]  27 years
Migration [5]  Intracontinental
Wing Span [6]  5.248 feet (1.6 m)
Female Maturity [4]  2 years
Male Maturity [4]  2 years

Protected Areas

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Metorchis orientalis[7]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Storchová, Lenka; Hořák, David (2018), Data from: Life-history characteristics of European birds, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n6k3n
♦ 2Terje Lislevand, Jordi Figuerola, and Tamás Székely. 2007. Avian body sizes in relation to fecundity, mating system, display behavior, and resource sharing. Ecology 88:1605
♦ 3Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 4de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774
♦ 5Riede, Klaus (2004) Global Register of Migratory Species - from Global to Regional Scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. 330 pages + CD-ROM
♦ 6del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0