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title: "Demoiselle Crane"
description: "Grus virgo — Uccelli. The demoiselle crane (Grus virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurosiberia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and Northeast China."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/demoiselle-crane
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Demoiselle Crane

> Grus virgo — Uccelli. The demoiselle crane (Grus virgo) is a species of crane found in central Eurosiberia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and Northeast China.

- Scientific name: *Grus virgo*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 4018
- iNaturalist taxon: [48](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48)

## Names

- en: Demoiselle Crane
- de: Jungfernkranich
- es: Grulla damisela
- fr: Grue demoiselle

## Countries with the most observations

RU (2027), MN (295), KZ (289), UA (285), IN (273), CN (48), TR (16), JP (15), UZ (12), GE (11), KR (10), RO (10)

## Summary

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: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoiselle_crane

## Photo

![Demoiselle Crane](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/demoiselle-crane/medium.jpg)

Photo: Лариса Артемьева · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204358776

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/demoiselle-crane?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).