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Common Crane
Grus grus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Demoiselle CraneGrus virgo
Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensis
White StorkCiconia ciconia
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,762,475 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,759,250 |
| Russia | 7,150 |
| Germany | 5,494 |
| Spain | 2,135 |
| France | 1,745 |
| Poland | 1,242 |
| Italy | 1,240 |
| Altai Krai | 1,029 |
| Niedersachsen | 982 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Dietary
- OmnivoreFeeds on both plants and animalsBIRDBASE avian traits database
Group and habits
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Cranes, Rails, and Allies · Gruiformes |
| Family | Cranes · Gruidae |
| Genus | Grus Cranes · Grus |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
- Local Wildlife of MOURA, BEJA, Portugal
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common Crane with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.