Other Scientific Names
Anthropoides virgo [Collar and Andrew (1988)], Anthropoides virgo [Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994)], Anthropoides virgo [Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993)]
Afghanistan (P), Armenia (P), Azerbaijan (P), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Chad, China (mainland), Cyprus (P), Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran [Islamic Republic of], Iraq (NB) (P), Kazakhstan (B), Kyrgyzstan (B), Moldova [Republic of] (B), Mongolia (B), Myanmar, Namibia (B) (NB), Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B), Russia (European) (B) (P), Saudi Arabia (P), Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Turkey (B), Turkmenistan, Ukraine (B), Uzbekistan (B), Yemen (NB).
Vagrant to Bulgaria, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska), Denmark, Eritrea, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates.
Unknown to Morocco (E).
Central Eurasia, from Black Sea east to Mongolia and north-eastern China. Winters in Indian Subcontinent and in sub-Saharan Africa from L Chad to Ethiopia. Small, disjunct breeding populations in Turkey and in Atlas Mts, north-western Africa.
Population
Estimated population is 230,000 - 280,000 (2010).
Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo) [XC796870]
by Martin Billard from Jodhpur (near Khichan), Jodhpur Division, Rajasthan, India (call)
Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo) [XC835945]
by id from Oldzeyte, O'lziit, Ovorkhangai, Mongolia (call)
Subspecies
Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) and Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993; AERC TAC 2003) are retained in Gruscontra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993), Cramp and Simmons (1977-1994) and Collar and Andrew (1988) who all place them in Anthropoides.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet