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Cranes are tall wading birds in the family Gruidae. Cranes are found on every continent except for South America and Antarctica and inhabit a variety of open habitats, although most species prefer to live near water. [1] They are large birds with long necks and legs, a tapering form, and long secondary feathers on the wing that project over the ...
Grey crowned crane with nest in Hellabrunn Zoo, Munich. Grey crowned cranes time their breeding season around the rains, although the effect varies geographically. In East Africa the species breeds year-round, but most frequently during the drier periods, whereas in Southern Africa the breeding season is timed to coincide with the rains. [4]
They range in size 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.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings in California on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008, [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]
Red-crowned cranes, sometimes known as Manchurian cranes, are among the rarest cranes in the world. In 2020, winter counts recorded more than 3,800 red-crowned cranes, including about 1,900 in ...
Location of Kern County in California. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Kern County, California. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Kern County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sacramento County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register ...
Dome homes are all the rage now and have become popular on the real estate market around the country, but one in particular is standing out in Los Angeles thanks to its devilishly chic interior.