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Common Name

Common Crane

Alternate Names

Eurasian Crane

Common Type

Crane

Order

Gruiformes

Family

Gruidae

Genus

Grus

Species

grus

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Iraq,

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Breeds in boreal and taiga forests around treeless bogs and swamps, winters in sheltered bays, swamps and flooded areas.

Distribution and Range

Breeds in northern Paleartic Europe to Siberia; winters in northern Africa, southern Europe, Middle East, northern Indian subcontinent and eastern China.

Food

Feed on a range of aquatic vegetation plus rodents, earthworms, insects, birds, small reptiles and fish.

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