π¦Common Crane
The common crane, also known as the Eurasian crane, is a bird of the family Gruidae, the cranes. A medium-sized species, it is the only crane commonly found in Europe besides the demoiselle crane and the Siberian crane that only are regular in the far eastern part of the continent. Along with the sandhill crane, demoiselle crane and the brolga, it is one of only four crane species not currently classified as threatened with extinction or conservation dependent on the species level. Despite the species' large numbers, local extinctions and extirpations have taken place in part of its range, and an ongoing reintroduction project is underway in the United Kingdom.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2025.
- Body mass
- 5.5 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 43 years
Everything we know about the Common Crane
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass5.5 kgAVONETOther figures βHide β
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- 5.5 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: acceptable
Tail length0.19 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Wing length0.54 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Beak length0.11 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Tarsus length0.23 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Maximum lifespan43 yearsAnAgeDetails βHide β
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Trophic levelHerbivoreAVONETDetails βHide β
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HabitatWetlandAVONETDetails βHide β
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LifestyleTerrestrialAVONETDetails βHide β
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Volume l5.5 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Common Crane yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassAves
- βΊorderGruiformes
- βΊfamilyGruidae
- βΊgenusGrus
- βΊspeciesGrus grus
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- familyGruidae
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- familyGruidae
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