Medieval record of the Siberian White Crane Grus leucogeranus in Egypt

Philippe Provencal, Uffe Gjøl Sørensen

Abstract

The discovery of a published medieval record of the Siberian White
Crane Grus leucogemnus from the Nile Delta, together with indication
of the occurrence of the species in ancient Egypt, puts a new
perspective on this species which is globally threatened at this time.
Translated title of the contributionMiddelalderlig optegnelse af sibirisk snetrane Grus leucogeranus i Egypten
Original languageEnglish
JournalIbis
Pages (from-to)333-335
Number of pages3
ISSN0019-1019
Publication statusPublished - 1998
Externally publishedYes

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