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The common crane (Grus grus), 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 (Grus virgo) and the Siberian crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) that only are regular in the far eastern part of the continent.
Grus (/ ˈ ɡ r ʌ s /, or colloquially / ˈ ɡ r uː s /) is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for the crane , a type of bird. It is one of twelve constellations conceived by Petrus Plancius from the observations of Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman .
Grus is an accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the granular disintegration by the processes of chemical and mechanical weathering of crystalline rocks (most notably granitoids) generally in an arid or semiarid region. [1] Grus sand, when cemented into a sandstone, will form an arkose.
Grus is a genus of large birds in the crane family.. The genus Grus was erected by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. [1] The name Grus is the Latin word for "crane". [2]
Grus can refer to . Grus, a genus of birds in the crane family . Grus grus, the common crane; Grus (constellation), the constellation "Crane" Grus (geology), an accumulation of angular, coarse-grained fragments (particles of sand and gravel) resulting from the granular disintegration of crystalline rocks
Grey crowned crane (Balearica regulorum) in captivity at Martin Mere, UK Red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) The family name Gruidae comes from the genus Grus, this genus name is obtained from the epithet of the common crane which is Ardea grus, it is named by Carl Linnaeus from the Latin word grus meaning "crane". [9]
The whooping crane (Grus americana) is an endangered crane species, native to North America, [3] [1] named for its "whooping" calls. Along with the sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis), it is one of only two crane species native to North America, and it is also the tallest North American bird species. [3]
The genus was named by Carl Linnaeus to be used for the sarus crane or its old name Grus major Indica because he was confused between Greek princesses Antigone of Troy who turned into a stork and Gerana who turned into the crane. [3] A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that the genus Grus was polyphyletic. [4]