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Common Crane

Grus grus

The Common Crane is a tall bird with long legs and a beautiful, graceful neck. They are known for their loud, trumpeting calls and often dance during mating season, making them a sight to see!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Common Crane is a tall, elegant grey bird with long legs and a long neck. It has a distinctive red patch on its crown and striking black and white stripes on its head and neck, making it visually distinct from herons.

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Common Crane

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Datos interesantes

A crane's incredible call comes from a coiled windpipe, making it super loud and carrying far!

Common Cranes are one of Europe's tallest birds, standing over a meter high!

Some crane migration routes are so ancient, they were likely flown by their ancestors millions of years ago!

They often perform energetic 'unison dances' involving bowing, jumping, and stick throwing!

Habilidades especiales

Common Cranes have a loud, trumpeting call from a long windpipe, allowing them to communicate across vast distances.

Common Cranes perform elaborate, leaping dances to attract mates and strengthen their pair bonds.

Common Cranes have very long legs and toes, helping them wade through shallow waters to find food.

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 100-130 cm
Envergadura: 180-240 cm
Peso: 4.5-6.1 kg
Esperanza de vida: 15-20 años
Top Speed: 65 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta: 1-3
Incubación: 28-31 días
Distancia de migración: 4000 km

Dieta y alimentación

These omnivores eat a mix of plants, grains, insects, and small critters found on the ground.

Alimentos principales

grains
insects
worms
small amphibians
berries
roots

Método de búsqueda

Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

preys on eggs and chicks in nesting areas

eaten by

Wild Boar

Sus scrofa

forages for eggs and young in nesting areas

eats

Maize

Zea mays

feeds on fallen grains in agricultural fields

depends on

Common Reed

Phragmites australis

uses dense reeds for nesting shelter and material

Rasgos

Con plumas

Describe a los animales, principalmente aves, que poseen una cubierta de plumas.

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.

Canto

Los animales cantores producen vocalizaciones complejas, a menudo con el propósito de atraer parejas, defender el territorio o comunicarse dentro de su especie.

Omnívoro

Este rasgo identifica organismos cuya dieta incluye tanto materia vegetal como animal.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.

Migratorio

Los animales migratorios emprenden movimientos estacionales de una región a otra, típicamente en respuesta a cambios en el clima o la disponibilidad de alimentos.