= Anthropoides virgo (Linnaeus, 1758)
= Ardea virgo Linnaeus, 1758
kingdom: Animalia >
phylum: Chordata >
subphylum: Vertebrata >
infraphylum: Gnathostomata >
parvphylum: Osteichthyes >
megaclass: Tetrapoda >
class: Aves >
order: Gruiformes >
family: Gruidae >
subfamily: Gruinae >
genus: Grus Brisson, 1760 >
Africa , Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China) , North America , Southern Asia