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Common Crane

From Opus

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-{{incomplete}}+[[Image:Common_Crane.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|mdalla|mdalla}}<br />[[Extremadura]], [[Spain]], December 2002]]
;[[:Category:Grus|Grus]] grus ;[[:Category:Grus|Grus]] grus
-[[Image:Common_Crane.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by mdalla]] 
==Identification== ==Identification==
 +100-130 cm. Grey, white facial streak, black wing plumes, red crown patch (missing in juveniles).
 +
==Distribution== ==Distribution==
-Breeds northern [[Eurasia]]; winters to north [[Africa]], south [[India]] and southeast [[Asia]]+Breeds northern [[Eurasia]]; winters to north [[Africa]], south [[India]] and southeast [[Asia]].
==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy==
A monotypic species. A monotypic species.
==Habitat== ==Habitat==
 +Wetlands.
==Behaviour== ==Behaviour==
-==Bird Song==+The diet includes leaves, roots, berries, insects, small birds and mammals.
 + 
 +====Vocalisation====
<flashmp3>Grus grus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> <flashmp3>Grus grus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br />
''[[Media:Grus grus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' ''[[Media:Grus grus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]''
 +
 +==References==
 +Wikipedia
==External Links== ==External Links==
-{{GSearch|Grus+Common}}+{{GSearch|Grus_grus}}
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Grus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Grus]] [[Category:Bird Songs]]

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Photo by mdallaExtremadura, Spain, December 2002
Photo by mdalla
Extremadura, Spain, December 2002
Grus grus

Contents

[edit] Identification

100-130 cm. Grey, white facial streak, black wing plumes, red crown patch (missing in juveniles).

[edit] Distribution

Breeds northern Eurasia; winters to north Africa, south India and southeast Asia.

[edit] Taxonomy

A monotypic species.

[edit] Habitat

Wetlands.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes leaves, roots, berries, insects, small birds and mammals.

[edit] Vocalisation


Listen in an external program

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links

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