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Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax
| Armenian Name: | Փոքր արոս |
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| Species Status: | Endangered Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 23 for Little Bustard and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Casual |
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| Length: | 40-45 cm, Wing Span:105-115 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 106. |
| Description: | Brownish upperparts with extensive fine gray and black bars, largely white upperwings, and white underparts. |
| Adult (Breeding): | Male: gray face and chin; black neck with white V below chin and white half-collar at base of neck. Female: extensive streaks and dots on head, neck, and upperparts. |
| Adult (Non-breeding): | Males similar to female but with whiter less-marked flanks. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from other bustards by small size and mostly white upperwings. |
| Behavior: | In fall, feeds in cultivated fields. Visits ponds to drink. Wings of males make a whistling sound in flight. |
| Habitat: | Sage semideserts, mountain steppe. |
| Food: | Green plants, grains, insects. |
