#0908 · 🐦 birds

Demoiselle Crane

🇳🇱 Jufferkraanvogel ·Grus virgo

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

7 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Avinash Bhagat · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Татьяна Меньшикова · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Paul Cools · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Joachim S. MÃ¼ller · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
5. © Сергей Кукуев · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © egorbirder · CC BY 4.0
7. © Татьяна Меньшикова · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The demoiselle crane ( Grus virgo ) is a species of crane found in central Eurasia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern 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 whilst the birds from Asia, Mongolia and China will spend the winter in the Indian subcontinent. The bird is symbolically significant in the Culture of Pakistan, where...

base stats

NL sightings 5iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 4,061iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 5 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
4,061 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.

fact sheet

English: Demoiselle Crane
Nederlands: Jufferkraanvogel
scientific name: Grus virgo
class: Aves
order: Gruiformes
family: Gruidae
IUCN Red List: LC · least concern
sightings in NL: 5
sightings in Europe: 832
sightings worldwide: 4,061
weight: —
length: —
lifespan: —

IUCN in Dutch: niet bedreigd. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Gruidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 48, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.