- CHARACTERISTICS
- It is migratory, breeding in Northern Europe and Russia and wintering in the south of the Mediterranean basin, reaching as far as Sudan.
Its body is grey, dark on the back; black face and neck; and large, dark, heavy feet. In flight, it has straight, flat wings and a very characteristic long neck.
- DIET
- It feeds on roots, insect larvae, seeds and fruit.
- REPRODUCTION
- They build their nests on the ground and both male and female incubate. The chicks are capable of walking and feeding themselves from birth, although always under the protection of their parents until they are two months old.
- CURIOSITIES
- The migration routes do not vary and they always fly over the same places; during migration, they fly at 50 km/h., in “V” formations or in large oblique lines.
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- NAME
- Common Crane
- HABITAT
- It is distributed throughout the whole of Europe
- SCIENTIFIC NAME
- Grus grus
- SPICE
- Poultry
- DIET
- Omnivorous
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