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Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo [Linnaeus, 1758]
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Order:
Gruiformes
Family:
Gruidae
BTO Codes:
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EURING No:
4410
Number in Britain:
Unavailable
Conservation Status:
UK:
Not Assessed
European:
Not a species of concern
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(-) Occassional Escape
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
95 cm
Wingspan:
175 cm
Weight:
M/F: 2.4 kg
Scientific name from:
Gr.: anthropos =a woman + -oides =resembling
and L.: virgo =a maiden or virgin
World Distribution:
BREEDS: nw Africa, s Spain, se Europe to c Asia, WINTERS: ne Africa, s Asia
Habitat:
Steppe, desert, fields
Diet:
Mostly plant material, insects esp beetles particularly in summer
Other Names
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
Spanish:
Grulla damisela
Swedish:
Jungfrutrana
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