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Demoiselle Crane
Anthropoides virgo
| Armenian Name: | Գեղանի կռունկ |
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| Species Status: | Undetermined Species - Species of Special Concern |
See Plate 3 for Demoiselle Crane and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Migrant |
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| Abundance: | Uncommon |
| Length: | 90-100 cm, Wing Span:165-185 cm |
| Distribution Map: | Map 97. |
| Adult: | Uniformly gray with black face and foreneck extending down to breast plumes. Loose tuft forms a white stripe from behind eye to nape of neck. Gray crown. |
| Juvenile: | Gray head lacking adult facial pattern. |
| Similar Species: | Differs from Common Crane by lack of broad plumes over tail. In flight, can look very similar to Common Crane but shows black on breast. |
| Behavior: | Appears more graceful than Common Crane. Often migrates at night and flies in V-formation. |
| Habitat: | Pastures and wet meadows near lakes and ponds, often close to human settlements. |
| Food: | Plants, insects, small vertebrates. |
