The bird is symbolically significant in the culture of India, where it is known as koonj or kurjaa. [3] The demoiselle crane was formally described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae. He placed it with the herons and cranes in the genus Ardea and coined the binomial name Ardea virgo.

2020年7月6日 · Locally called “kurja”, thousands of demoiselle cranes descend upon Kheechan, a small village in Rajasthan, during the winter. Photo: Surya Ramachandran. Cover Photo: The demoiselle crane is a migratory bird that breeds in central Europe and Asia and winters in North Africa, India, and Pakistan.

Khichan Bird Sanctuary is a natural bird sanctuary that serves as home to three types of birds called Kurja, Karkara and Kunch in local language that migrate from South West Europe, Black Sea region, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, North and South Africa and Mongolia.

The undisputed stars of Khichan are the Demoiselle Cranes, also known as Kurja cranes. These elegant birds, with their slender bodies and graceful dance-like movements, arrive in Khichan around September, escaping the harsh winters of Central Asia. Their presence transforms the village into a spectacle of feathers and calls.

This bird is symbolically significant in the culture of India, where it is known as Koonj or Kurjaa. The Demoiselle crane is slightly smaller than the Common crane but has similar plumage. It has a long white neck stripe and the black on the foreneck extends down over the chest in a plume.

2018年10月11日 · Rajasthani folk music, tales and paintings cannot be imagined without the mention of the Kurjaan. It has forever piqued the interests of bird watchers for their aerial intelligence. When these birds stop near a rippping small water body in the midst of a largely yellow landscape, one is forced to pause and gape at these guests.

In September, a dozen demoiselle cranes (called kurja in Rajasthani) also joined the other birds. These birds had been seen visiting the farmlands of Kheechan earlier. During September–February, around 100 cranes came to the feeding place. During the next winter, around 150 cranes visited the place.

2024年11月22日 · Khichan Village, a small village in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur district, is globally renowned for its harmonious relationship with the migratory Demoiselle cranes, locally called Kurja. Every winter, thousands of these elegant birds travel over 5,000 kilometers from Eurasia and Siberia to seek refuge in this desert haven.

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The band or tag tied to the bird’s leg has revealed that it crossed China, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar and UP before reaching Rajasthan. To reach the state, the bird (smallest of the 15 species of cranes) flew at altitude of upto 26,000 feets.