Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo [Linnaeus, 1758] |
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Order:
Gruiformes
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Family: Gruidae |
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BTO Codes:
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EURING No: 4410 | |
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Number in Britain:
Unavailable
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Conservation Status:
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Status in UK:
(-) Occassional Escape
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Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
95 cm
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Wingspan: 175 cm |
Weight:
M/F: 2.4 kg
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Scientific name from:
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Gr.: anthropos=a woman + -oides=resembling and L.: virgo=a maiden or virgin |
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World Distribution:
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BREEDS: nw Africa, s Spain, se Europe to c Asia, WINTERS: ne Africa, s Asia |
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Habitat:
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Steppe, desert, fields |
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Diet:
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Mostly plant material, insects esp beetles particularly in summer |
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| Gaelic: | Welsh: |
| Danish: Jomfrutrane | Dutch: Jufferkraan |
| Finnish: Neitokurki | French: Grue demoiselle |
| German: Jungfernkranich | Hungarian: Pártásdaru |
| Icelandic: Lokkatrana | Irish: |
| Italian: Damigella di Numidia | Norwegian: Jomfrutrane |
| Polish: Zuraw stepowy | Portuguese: Grou-pequeno |
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Spanish:
Grulla damisela
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Swedish: Jungfrutrana |
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