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  2. List of cranes - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Whooping crane - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Grey crowned crane - Wikipedia

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    The grey crowned crane has a breeding display involving dancing, bowing, and jumping. It has a booming call which involves inflation of the red gular sac. It also makes a honking sound quite different from the trumpeting of other crane species. Both sexes dance, and immature birds join the adults.

  5. How birds get their colors. A visual guide to your ...

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    Even within the same species, color can vary by age, season and sex. Birds undergo molting, the process of shedding old feathers and growing new ones, which can result in color transformations.

  6. Crane (bird) - Wikipedia

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    Of the four crane genera, Balearica (two species) is restricted to Africa, and Leucogeranus (one species) is restricted to Asia; the other two genera, Grus (including Anthropoides and Bugeranus) and Antigone, are both widespread. [5] [1] Many species of cranes are dependent on wetlands and grasslands, and most species nest in shallow wetlands.

  7. White-naped crane - Wikipedia

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    The white-naped crane (Antigone vipio, formerly Grus vipio, also known as the Daurian crane [3] in Russian sources) is a bird in the crane family, Gruidae.It is a large bird measuring 112–125 cm (44–49 in) long, about 130 cm (4.3 ft) tall, and weighing about 5.6 kg (12 lb), with pinkish legs, a grey-and-white-striped neck, and a red face patch.

  8. Demoiselle crane - Wikipedia

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    It weighs 2–3 kg (4.4–6.6 lb). It is the smallest species of crane. [13] [14] The demoiselle crane is slightly smaller than the common crane but has similar plumage. It has a long white neck stripe and the black on the foreneck extends down over the chest in a plume. It has a loud trumpeting call, higher-pitched than the common crane. Like ...

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