{"id":1361,"date":"2017-09-18T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=1361"},"modified":"2020-02-01T12:57:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T11:57:03","slug":"demoiselle-crane-grus-virgo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=1361","title":{"rendered":"Demoiselle Crane
Grus virgo<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– smallest crane, considerably smaller than White Stork<\/a>
\n– diurnal migrant, nocturnal movements take place
\n– migrates in small to large flocks in formation<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1981, 09\/06\/2016, Chovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– comparably short-necked
\n– black throat extends to breast
\n– elongated white nape feathers and crown with no red ->\u00a0Common Crane<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1978, 09\/06\/2016, Chovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– less contrast between grey coverts and dusky primaries than in\u00a0Common Crane<\/a>
\n– shining red eye
\n– short flesh-coloured bill<\/p>\n

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\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF0170, 27\/05\/2011, Bui Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– shorter-legged than\u00a0Common Crane<\/a> (BIF0168)<\/p>\n

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\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF2778, 25\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF2778, 25\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1979, 06\/06\/2014, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– in active flight powerful wingbeats<\/p>\n

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\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD, 1CY<\/strong>
\nGreylag Goose Anser a. anser<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF2781, 03\/09\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– very small crane, not much larger than Greylag Goose<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF0242, 04\/04\/2011, Aysha Bibi, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke
\n– short-tailed
\n– base of wing broader and hand narrower than in\u00a0Common Crane<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1980, 06\/06\/2014, Dornod Aimag, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– when extension of black on underside not visible very similar to\u00a0Common Crane<\/a>, but note proportionally larger head<\/p>\n

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\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD, 1CY<\/strong>
\nSwan Goose Anser cygnoid<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF2782, 03\/09\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF1221, 16\/05\/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD, 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF2780, 30\/08\/2017, Dornod, Mongolia, Mathias Putze
\n– straight flight in neat formation just as Common Crane<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em>, AD<\/strong>
\nBIF0241, 04\/04\/20122, Aysha Bibi, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke
\n– note short neck and legs
\n– when circling in thermals formation is broken up<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF172-1_PFR05143_1-10_110406_demcrane-60-FC_kz_kocsu-aue_REF-S.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em><\/strong>, 60, calls during migration<\/strong>
\nBIF0172, 06\/04\/2011, Kocsu, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\nhttps:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/BIF171-1-1PFR05089_2-11_110404_demcrane-FC-10_kz_kyzyltan-sea.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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\nDemoiselle Crane Grus virgo<\/em><\/strong>, 10, calls during migration<\/strong>
\nBIF0171, 04\/04\/2011, Kyzyltan lake, Kazakhstan, Patrick Franke<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Common Crane<\/a><\/p>\n

#soaringbird<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – smallest crane, considerably smaller than White Stork – diurnal migrant, nocturnal movements take place – migrates in small to large flocks in formation >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo, AD BIF1981, 09\/06\/2016, Chovsgol, Mongolia, Mathias Putze – comparably short-necked – black throat extends to breast – elongated white nape … Continue reading Demoiselle Crane
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