Demoiselle Crane

• GeneralIt crosses the Himalaya on migration, flying above 7,000 m.
• It crosses the Himalaya on migration, climbing above 8,000 metres where the oxygen is a fraction of that at sea level: the flocks also have to contend with golden eagles waiting for them at the mountain passes.
• In the village of Khichan, in Rajasthan, the inhabitants have for decades fed thousands of demoiselle cranes every winter, a tradition that has made the village one of the largest wintering concentrations of the species.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bird)

Habitat and environment

Steppe, dry grassland and semi-desert of Eurasia; winters in the Indian subcontinent and the Sahel

Sexual maturity

4 years

Gestation / incubation

29 days of incubation

Litter / clutch size

2 eggs

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grus_virgo

The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.