Demoiselle crane: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the demoiselle crane lives – recorded in 22 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anthropoides virgo
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	22 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Gruiformes
Family	Gruidae

Where does the demoiselle crane live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the demoiselle crane in 22 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa. In Belgium it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the demoiselle crane endangered?

The demoiselle crane’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the demoiselle crane?

The demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a bird in the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae, genus Anthropoides. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the demoiselle crane

The demoiselle crane (Grus virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurosiberia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and Northeast 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 while the birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will spend the winter in the Indian subcontinent. The bird is symbolically significant in the culture of India, where it is known as koonj or kurjaa.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Demoiselle crane (revision 1352254118), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q191683 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).