Talk:Demoiselle crane

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First human composed meter?[edit]

The article states:

In the mythology of Valmiki, the composer of the Hindu epic Ramayana, it is claimed that his first verse was inspired by the sight of a hunter kill the male of a pair of Demoiselle[citation needed] Cranes that were courting. Observing the lovelorn female circling and crying in grief, he cursed the hunter in verse. Since tradition held that all poetry prior to this moment had been revealed rather than created by man, this verse concerning the Demoiselle Cranes is regarded as the first human-composed meter.

But someone left this note:

Identification of Demoselle crane with "krauncha" bird mentioned in Hindu epic Valmiki Ramayan. This identification is incorrect since the particular mention in the epic states that "krauncha" had a copper colored crest or head. See verse 1.2.12 of the epic in translation at http://valmiki.iitk.ac.in/index.php?id=translation . Identification of "krauncha" bird with Sarus crane is a better fit.

What's legitimate? – Quadell ^(talk) 19:34, 19 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Genus change ?[edit]

According to the IUCN (as linked in article), this species is now named Anthropoides virgo. I attempted to update the article but the automatic taxobox (Speciesbox) didn't work. I cannot find the journal entry to substantiate the change online. Can any Experts help ? Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 12:39, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Now fixed, after a bit of fiddling and self-learning! Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 14:03, 14 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This change was reverted, as English Wikipedia uses the taxonomy and the common names of the IOC World Bird List as explained here.
PLEASE DO NOT REPEAT MY "MISTAKE". IT IS NOT ALLOWED Big Blue Cray(fish) Twins (talk) 15:07, 16 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]