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Birds
Waterbirds & Waders
Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
Local name: Karkara / कूंज
lightbulbA celebrated wintering crane in Rajasthan villages.
Identification
The Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) is part of the WRK FO field reference used for incident intake and ground reports. Local names include Karkara / कूंज.
Habitat. Open fields and wetlands on migration and wintering grounds (Khichan, Little Rann)
Diet. Grain, shoots, insects
Field notes. Winter visitor in large flocks. Exhausted passage birds and power-line hits occur on the route. Listed under the Wildlife (Protection) Act as Schedule IV.
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Habitat
Open fields and wetlands on migration and wintering grounds (Khichan, Little Rann)
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Diet
Grain, shoots, insects
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Behavior
Winter visitor in large flocks. Exhausted passage birds and power-line hits occur on the route.
