Crane (bird)
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Cranes are a type of large bird with long legs and necks in the biological family Gruidae of the order Gruiformes. The family has 15 species placed in four genera which are Antigone, Balearica, Leucog
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The bare area of skin on the face of a sandhill crane can change colour or even expand in area when the bird is excited.
The long coiled trachea that produces the trumpeting calls of cranes (sarus crane, Antigone antigone)
Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) in captivity at Martin Mere, UK
Red-crowned crane
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The red-crowned crane, also called the Japanese crane and the Manchurian crane, is a large Northeast Asian crane among the rarest cranes in the world. In some parts of its range, it is known as a symb
Crane (bird)
…from the demoiselle crane, which measures 90 cm (35 in) in length, to the sarus crane, which can be up to 176 cm (69 in), although the heaviest is the red-crowned crane, which can weigh 12 kg (26 lb) prior to migrating. They are long-legged and long-necked birds with streamlined bodies and large, rounded wings. The…
Grus japonensis Hokkaido, Japan several 8
At Cumberland wildlife park, Grünau im Almtal, Austria
Grus japonensis (juvenile) in Ueno Zoo, Taitō, Japan
Eating fish in Kushiro.