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Anthropoides
virgo
They have a feathered area that's gray from the crown to the nape. There's a line over the coverts, a patch over the eye, and a long plume behind the coverts that are pure white. The head, neck, the primaries, greater coverts, the alula, and the legs and toes are black. The bill is greenish at the base, yellowish in the center, and pinkish at the tip.
Steppe habitats, meadows, feathery grass, damp marshes, and swamps during feeding.
Northwestern Africa, to Japan, and western Europe.
Plants, grass seeds, insects, and grains.
The eggs are laid between May to the end of June. They are laid in intervals of 24 to 28 hours. They are incubated by both sexes. The incubation period is 27-29 days.
These are the smallest cranes and they make a low-pitched call.